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Corneal dystrophy, Cogan
A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows grayish fingerprint lines, geographic map-like lines, and dots (or microcysts) on examination with a slit-lamp that focuses a high intensity light beam as a…
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- Infant fat requirements Fat in human milk provides 30%-35% of the total daily caloric needs for a growing infant. Manufacturers of…
- Mouse, white-footed See: White-footed mouse
- Double pneumonia Inflammation of both lungs. Medically called bilateral pneumonia
- Drug, sulfa One of the sulfonamides, the sulfa-related antibiotics which are used to treat bacterial and some fungal…
- Skin plaque A plaque is a broad, raised area on the skin. Because it is raised, it can be felt (palpated). By definition…
- Hangover A common nonmedical term for the disagreeable physical effects following excessive consumption of alcohol (or…
- Uterus, prolapsed A uterus that has moved from its normal position in the abdominal cavity, usually into a lower position…
- Reaction, hibernation See: SAD
- Nominal aphasia See Anomia
- Lability The state or quality of being labile: susceptible to change, error or instability. From the Latin labilis…