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Restless legs
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- Sentinel node biopsy See: Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Skin Diseases, National Institute of... Is and Musculoskeletal and (NIAMS): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. As its somewhat…
- Neuropathy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth See Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- Cholangiography Radiographic examination of the bile ducts with contrast medium. The contrast medium may be administered…
- Disease, Bernard-Soulier Nt platelet syndrome): This disease is a primary problem of platelets in which the platelets lack the ability…
- Paraphimosis A condition in which the foreskin of the penis, once retracted, cannot return to its original location. The…
- Pheromone An agent secreted by an individual that produces a change in the sexual or social behavior of another…
- Large bowel Another name for the large intestine. The word 'bowel' originated from the Latin 'botulus' meaning 'sausage.'
- Chromosome map A chromosome (one of the microscopically visible carriers of the genetic material DNA) with its centromere…
- Mitochondrial genome All of the genetic information contained in the chromosome of the mitochondrion, a structure located in the…
- Poison oak Poison oak is a form of 'contact dermatitis' or inflammation of the skin resulting from chemicals produced…