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Colon cancer family history
A family history of colorectal cancer (CRC). First-degree relatives of people with CRC are themselves at a 2 to 3-fold increased risk of colorectal cancer. (Parents, brothers and sisters, and children are first-degree relatives.) When the…
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Show more- Dysplasia, cleidocranial >Absent or incompletely formed collar bones (the 'cleido-' part refers to the clavicles, the collar bones)…
- Stroke, heat Stroke, heat: Heat stroke can be LIFE-THREATENING! Victims of heat stroke almost always die, so immediate…
- Scaling Abnormal shedding or accumulation of an upper layer of skin (the stratum corneum)
- Cyto (combining form) Rm denoting a cell. Derived from the Greek 'kytos' meaning 'hollow, as a cell or container.' From the same…
- Dwarf Someone with dwarfism, which is now more correctly called short stature. People with dwarfism (short stature)…
- Aneurysm, berry A berry aneurysm is a small outpouching (aneurysm) that looks like a berry and classically occurs at the…
- Heteromorphism Something different in form. Chromosome heteromorphisms are normal variations in the appearance of chromosomes
- Lipectomy, suction-assisted Another name for liposuction, the surgical removal of fat deposits from specific parts of the body, the most…
- Torticollis The most common of the focal dystonias, torticollis is a state of excessive of inadequate muscle tone in the…
- Camisole A straitjacket. The term camisole was borrowed from the French and refers to a woman's garment, usually…
- Pubis The front center portion of the pelvis.
- Kashin-Beck disease A disorder of the bones and joints of the hands and fingers, elbows, knees, and ankles of children and…