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Colitis, granulomatous
Crohn's disease of the colon (the large intestine). Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder, primarily involving the small and large intestine, but which can affect other parts of the digestive system as well. It is named for…
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Show more- Autonomic nervous system Part of the nervous system that was once thought to be functionally independent of the brain. The autonomic…
- Glaucoma, normal pressure See: Glaucoma, normal tension
- Waardenburg syndrome A genetic disorder that causes deafness, white forelock (a frontal white blaze of hair), a difference of…
- Lanugo Downy hair on the body of the fetus and newborn baby. It is the first hair to be produced by the fetal hair…
- Fat scales See: Bioelectric impedance analysis
- Heart attack Heart attack: The death of heart muscle due to the loss of blood supply. The loss of blood supply is usually…
- Cancer, kidney Malignancy of the kidney, the organ that is primarily responsible for the removal of metabolic products from…
- Bone, coccygeal The small tail-like bone at the bottom of the spine very near to the anus. The coccyx is made up of 3-5…
- Infection, Vincent This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Agent, antimicrobial See: Antimicrobial agent
- Bipolar disease Manic-depressive disease. See: Bipolar disorder
- Embryonic hemoglobin Hemoglobin E, the normal embryonic hemoglobin, the main type of hemoglobin found in the human embryo. The E…