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Medicine, geriatric
The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease in older people and the problems specific to aging. Also called geriatrics. From the Greek 'geron' meaning 'old man' + 'iatreia' meaning 'the…
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- PARK3 Familial Parkinson disease type 3
- Wymmin An alternate spelling of wimmin
- Delusional parasitosis Pertaining to dermatoglyphics -- the study of dermal ridges on the fingers, palms, toes, and soles.
- Giardia A genus of protozoa that infect the gastrointestinal tract of some animals, including humans. Giardia have a…
- Disease, Osler-Rendu-Weber See: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
- Sleep jerk See: Hypnic jerk
- Fornix conjunctivae The fornix of the conjunctivae refers to loose arching folds connecting the conjunctival membrane lining the…
- Fungal nail infection >People with diabetes; >People with disease of the small blood vessels (peripheral vascular disease); and…
- Radionuclide stress test A procedure that involves injecting a radioactive isotope, typically thallium or cardiolyte, into the…
- Jejunostomy A surgical operation to create an opening of the jejunum (a part of the (a part of the small intestine) to a…
- Ciliary body melanoma See: Intraocular melanoma