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Furuncle
Nothing more nor less than a 'boil' with a fancy name. A boil is a collection of pus. Antibiotics are often not very helpful in treating abscesses. The main treatments include hot packs and draining ('lancing') the abscess, but only when…
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Show more- Quadriplegic Pertaining to quadriplegia (paralysis of all four limbs -- both arms and both legs), as from a high spinal…
- Esophageal acid infusion test See: Bernstein test
- Human metapneumovirus A novel virus that is a ubiquitous and important agent of respiratory disease. The human metapneumovirus…
- Corneal dystrophy, epithelial basement A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows grayish fingerprint lines…
- De Musset sign Rhythmic nodding or bobbing of the head in synchrony with the heart beat, a sign of aortic insufficiency…
- Choanae The plural of choana
- Varco See: Varco, Richard L.
- Colporrhaphy Surgical repair of the vagina. The -rrhaphy part of the word comes from the Greek raphe meaning suture
- Mononucleotide A single base pair. A trinucleotide (a triplet of base pairs) may be split into a dinucleotide and a…
- Vaginal membrane A thin membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening. This fold of mucous membrane is…
- Zaleplon Zaleplon: Brand name: Sonata. A sedative hypnotic drug in a class closely related the benzodiazepines…
- Pesticide A chemical used to control, repel, or destroy pests of any sort. There are scores of different types of…