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Disease, Hodgkin (Hodgkin lymphoma)
A disease of the lymph nodes named after the English physician Thomas Hodgkin (1798-1866) who discovered it. ('Perfecting the World' is an excellent biography of Dr. Hodgkin by A. M. and E. H. Kass)
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Show more- Hearing loss, age-related See: Presbycusis
- Racemose aneurysm An aneurysm that looks like a bunch of grapes
- Xanthoma, diabetic See: Eruptive xanthoma
- Suicide and sexual orientation High rates of suicide have consistently been reported among homosexuals, particularly among adolescents and…
- Fever, Mediterranean Fever, Mediterranean: A inherited disorder of unknown cause featuring short recurring bouts of fever together…
- Marburg virus An inherited disorder of connective tissue characterized by abnormalities of the eyes, skeleton, and…
- Antisense mRNA An mRNA (messenger RNA) transcript that is complementary to endogenous mRNA. Antisense mRNA is the noncoding…
- Pressure wound See: Pressure sore
- Atherosclerotic aneurysm The most common type of aneurysm, affecting the abdominal portion of the aorta and other large arteries…
- Liminal In neurolgy, at the threshold of perception to a sensory stimulus. In other words, just barely perceptible to…
- PAM Primary amebic meningoencephalitis
- Dysfunction, orgasmic See: Anorgasmia