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Shingle
In medicine, a small signboard outside the office of a doctor. The term has nothing to do with the disease shingles
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- Polycythemia vera (PV) Overproduction (proliferation) of red blood cells due to bone marrow disease (myeloproferative disorder). PV…
- Defecation syncope The temporary loss of consciousness (syncope) upon defecating (having a bowel movement). Syncope is the…
- K kingae Kingella kingae
- Crohn colitis Crohn disease involving only the large intestine (colon). Crohn disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder…
- PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Eagle syndrome Inflammation of the styloid process, a spike-like projection sticking off the base of the skull. The tissues…
- Antegrade Forward-moving. As in blood flow. Sometimes synonymous with anterograde. From the Latin ante- + gradior, to…
- Necrotic Synonymous with dead. Necrotic tissue is dead tissue.
- Sclerotherapy The injection of a chemical irritant into a vein to sclerose ('harden') it. The chemical irritates the lining…
- Imitrex Brand name for sumatriptan, a triptan drug for the treatment of migraine
- EEE Eastern equine encephalitis