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Scleroderma
Scleroderma: A disease of connective tissue with the formation of scar tissue (fibrosis) in the skin and sometimes also in other organs of the body. Scleroderma is classified into diffuse and limited forms. The CREST syndrome is a limited…
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- Teaspoon An old-fashioned but convenient household measure. A teaspoon holds about 5 cc of liquid
- Belly button The navel or umbilicus. The one-time site of attachment of the umbilical cord. The term 'belly button' was…
- Erythrophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of blushing. Sufferers of erythrophobia experience undue anxiety even though…
- Metapneumovirus See: Human metapneumovirus
- Bovine Having to do with cows and cattle, as in bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), bovine…
- Apolipoprotein E A type of lipoprotein (a protein connected to a fat). Apolipoprotein E is abbreviated ApoE and the gene that…
- Somnolence Sleepiness, the state of feeling drowsy, ready to fall asleep. A person experiencing somnolence is somnolent…
- Anesthetic, general An anesthetic that puts the person to sleep
- Odynophagia Pain on swallowing food and fluids, a symptom often due to disease of the esophagus. From the Greek roots…
- Diabetes Diabetes: Refers to diabetes mellitus or, less often, to diabetes insipidus. Diabetes mellitus and diabetes…
- Abductor spasmodic dysphonia A disorder in which sudden muscle spasms cause the vocal folds (or vocal cords) to stay open. See: spasmodic…