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Chapped lips
>Do not lick or bite the lips. >Use a chapstick or lipstick on the lips before going outside. Reapply it several times while outside. >Use a chapstick that has a sunscreen in it when going outside during the day. >Avoid a flavored lip…
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Show more- Leptin A hormone that has a central role in fat metabolism. Leptin was originally thought to be a signal to lose…
- Orbital Relating to the orbit, in anatomy the bony cavity that contains the eyeball
- Septate Ided: A septate uterus is a one that is divided
- Oesophagus Alternate spelling for esophagus. The British have an oesophagus while Americans have an esophagus. But on…
- Disorder, anxiety A chronic condition characterized by an excessive and persistent sense of apprehension with physical symptoms…
- Dr. Joseph Moscati See: Moscati, St. Joseph
- Teaspoon An old-fashioned but convenient household measure. A teaspoon holds about 5 cc of liquid
- Aortic Pertaining to the aorta, the largest artery in the body. 'Aortic' is in common usage as, for example, in an…
- Familial Parkinson disease type 5 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to mutation in the UCHL1…
- Lice, head See: Head lice
- Laryngomalacia A soft floppy larynx (voice box). NTER>
- Apophysitis calcaneus Also called Sever's condition, this disorder is due to inflammation of the growth plate of the calcaneus, the…