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Ankle sprain
A common musculoskeletal injury in which the ligaments of the ankle partially or completely tear due to sudden stretching. This typically occurs when the ankle is suddenly 'twisted' in a sports activity or by stepping off an uneven…
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Show more- Agent, anti-infective Something capable of acting against infection, by inhibiting the spread of an infectious agent or by killing…
- Syndrome, radial aplasia-thrombocytopenia See Syndrome, TAR
- Proteomics The study of the proteome, the complete set of proteins produced by a species, using the technologies of…
- Esophagus The tube that connects the pharynx (throat) with the stomach. The esophagus lies between the trachea…
- Orthopnea The inability to breathe easily unless one is sitting up straight or standing erect
- Kilocalorie The term used to represent the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a liter of water one…
- Melanoma, ciliary body See: Intraocular melanoma
- Flesh-eating bacteria A popular media term for a type of strep bacteria (group A streptococcus) which rapidly destroys tissue and…
- RNA virus, negative-strand See: Negative-strand RNA virus
- Familial eosinophilia An autosomal dominant condition characterized by an abnormally high level of eosinophils in the blood…
- Riley-Day syndrome Eponym for familial dysautonomia. See: Familial dysautonomia.
- Islet cell tumor See: Islet cell cancer