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Cheiroarthropathy
A syndrome of limited joint mobility that occurs in patients with diabetes. Cheiroarthropathy is characterized by thickening of the skin resulting in contracture of the fingers. Cheiroarthropathy causes such limited motion of the fingers…
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- Colon cancer and polyps Colon cancer and polyps: Benign tumors of the large intestine are called polyps. Malignant tumors of the…
- Smokeless tobacco Tobacco that is not smoked but used in another form such as chewing tobacco or snuff. Cancers of the oral…
- Test, treadmill A test (sometimes called the exercise treadmill test or exercise test) in which a continuous…
- Disease, kissing Infectious mononucleosis ('mono'), a very common illness caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). By the time…
- Beers list See: Beers criteria
- HPIV Human parainfluenza virus
- Vesicoenteric Pertaining to both the urinary bladder and intestine or to a communication between them, as in a…
- MCL (medial collateral ligament) of the knee The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Neurogenesis The process by which new nerve cells are generated. In neurogenesis, there is active production of new…
- Progressive supranuclear palsy Progressive supranuclear palsy: A neurologic disorder of unknown origin that gradually destroys cells in many…