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- Syndrome, Johnson-Stevens See: Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- Occipital hematoma A hematoma (collection of blood) in the occipital region (at the back of the head). An occipital hematoma may…
- Cachectic Having cachexia, physical wasting with loss of weight and muscle mass due to disease. Patients with advanced…
- Checkpoint The side of the face forming the side wall of the mouth. The cheek bone is part of the temporal bone of the…
- Disease, Addison Long-term underfunction of the outer portion of the adrenal gland. In medical terms, chronic insufficiency of…
- PNL (percutaneous nephrolithotripsy) A technique for removing large and/or dense stones and staghorn stones. PNL is done via a port created by…
- Clostridium perfringens A type of bacteria that is the most common agent of gas gangrene and can also cause food poisoning as well as…
- Avian tuberculosis See: Tuberculosis, avian
- Radiation, food See: Food irradiation
- Taenia asiatica Taenia solium.
- Progressive cardiomyopathic lentiginosis See: LEOPARD syndrome