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Cellulitus
Common misspelling of cellulitis
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Show more- NIDA Stands for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, one of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., whose…
- Cyclin E A protein that is part of a molecular network that controls the cell cycle. There are a large number of…
- Marker gene A detectable genetic trait or segment of DNA that can be identified and tracked. A marker gene can serve as a…
- Vein, external jugular The more superficial of the two jugular veins situated on each side of the neck. The other is the internal…
- Tubes The 'tubes' are medically known as the Fallopian tubes. There are two Fallopian tubes, one on each side…
- Skin, scalded, syndrome See Scalded skin syndrome
- Infection, primary HIV The first few months after infection with HIV (the human immunodeficiency virus). During primary HIV…
- Orchiectomy The surgical removal of one or both testes.
- Fungiform Mushroom-shaped. From fungi-, fungus + forma, shape. The fungiform papillae are broad flat structures that…
- Palsy, Bell's Paralysis of the facial nerve, the nerve that supplies the facial muscles on one side of the face. The cause…
- Bursitis, elbow Inflammation of the olecranon bursa, the bursa at the tip of the elbow is called the olecranon bursitis. A…
- Sapphism Female homosexuality. Named after the poet Sappho who lived on the Greek island of Lesbos (circa 600 BC). She…