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Hematoma, subcutaneous
A bruise
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Show more- Galenic arteriovenous malformation See: Vein of Galen aneurysm
- Binocularity The ability to focus upon an object with both eyes and create a single stereoscopic image. Binocularity…
- Transplant, lung The first lung transplant was done by the American surgeon James Hardy (1918-) in 1964.
- Succenturiate In anatomy 'succenturiate' means substituting for or accessory to an organ. For example, see Succenturiate…
- Exacerbate To make worse. For example, smoking may exacerbate systemic lupus erythematosus
- Aphasia, acquired epileptiform See Landau-Kleffner syndrome
- Zona 1. A synonym for shingles. 2. Any zone or encircling area. 3. Any area with a specific boundary. Zona, Latin…
- Hepat- Having to do with the liver. Pronounced hi-'pa-tik. From the Latin hepaticus derived from the Greek hepar…
- Gland, thyroid See: Thyroid gland
- Lingual 1. Having to do with the tongue. 2. Next to the tongue. In dentistry, the tooth surface next to the tongue…
- MCH Abbreviation for mean cell hemoglobin concentration, which is the average concentration of hemoglobin in a…
- Stickler syndrome, type III See: Stickler syndrome