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Lizard bite
Only two types of lizards are poisonous: the Gila monster that lives in Arizona and Mexico and the beaded lizard of Mexico. Symptoms from their bites of these include pain, swelling, and discoloration in the area around the bite and…
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Show more- Xanthoma tuberosum Xanthoma that clusters near joints. It is associated with lipid disorders, cirrhosis of the liver, and…
- Colporrhaphy Surgical repair of the vagina. The -rrhaphy part of the word comes from the Greek raphe meaning suture
- Test, ThinPrep Pap A modified Pap test technique designed to reduce some of the technical problems inherent in the traditional…
- Chromatin remodeling See: Chromatin remodeling.
- BPH A balance disorder that results in the sudden onset of dizziness, spinning, or vertigo when moving the head.
- Amine A chemical compound containing nitrogen. Amines are derived from ammonia. (The name 'amine' was derived from…
- Glutamate A form of glutamic acid. See: Glutamic acid
- Sclera The tough white outer coat over the eyeball that covers approximately the posterior five-sixths of its…
- Omentum A sheet of fat that is covered by peritoneum. The greater omentum is attached to the bottom edge of the…
- Trait, dominant lethal A genetic trait that, if present in the genome of the individual, is expressed and therefore precludes the…
- Syndrome, tetraphocomelia-thrombocytopenia See Syndrome, TAR.
- Hallucination, hypnagogic See: Hypnagogic hallucination