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Osteitis
Osteitis is inflammation of the bone. For example, patients with what is called the SAPHO syndrome develop osteitis -- the O in SAPHO stands for oteitis -- and the bone inflammation typically affects the sacroiliac joints (sacroiliitis)…
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Show more- Gingivitis, necrotizing This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Saccadic movement See: Saccade
- Perry syndrome A familial form of Parkinson disease together with depression, weight loss and central hypoventilation in…
- Recombinant DNA technology A series of procedures used to join together (recombine) DNA segments. A recombinant DNA molecule is…
- Beta carotene A vitamin that acts as an antioxidant, protecting cells against oxidation damage. Beta carotene is converted…
- Walleyed 1. Having exotropia -- divergent strabismus -- in which the eyes turn outward away from the nose. The…
- Endocardium The lining of the interior surface of the heart chambers. The endocardium consists of a layer of endothelial…
- Conjunctival Pertaining to the conjunctiva, the clear moist membrane that covers the inner surfaces of the eyelids and the…
- Breast development, early The beginning of breast development at puberty is known medically as thelarche. It is now a normal event at…
- Unconscious 1. Interruption of awareness of oneself and one's surroundings, lack of the ability to notice or respond to…
- Seizure, absence See: Absence seizure
- Nasogastric tube A tube that is passed through the nose and down through the nasopharynx and esophagus into the stomach…