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Hypopigmented
Underpigmented.
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- Postpartum depression Postpartum depression: A form of severe depression after delivery that requires treatment. It is sometimes…
- Sweat test A simple test that is used to evaluate a patient who is suspected of having cystic fibrosis (CF). The goal of…
- HCV Hepatitis C virus
- Queasy A feeling of nausea
- Lytic Suffix having to do with lysis (destruction), as in hemolytic anemia, the excessive destruction of red blood…
- Tablet splitter A device for tablet splitting
- Ab ovo Latin expression for 'from the beginning.' Ab ovo literally means 'from the egg.
- Chromaesthesia See: Chromesthesia
- Achlorhydria A lack of hydrochloric acid in the digestive juices in the stomach (in technical terms, so that the pH of the…
- Pigmentation The coloring of the skin, hair, mucous membranes, and retina of the eye. Pigmentation is due to the…