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Disease, Crohn
A chronic inflammatory disease primarily involving the small and large intestine but which can affect other parts of the digestive system. It is named for Burrill Crohn, the American gastroenterologist who first described the disease in…
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- Immunodeficiency Inability to mount a normal immune response. Immunodeficiency can be due to a genetic disease or acquired as…
- Trench fever Fever: A disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in the trenches of World War I, when it is…
- Jumper's knee See: Patellar tendonitis
- Tag, ear Common minor anomaly, a rudimentary tag of ear tissue, often containing a core cartilage, usually located…
- Muscle, psoas Muscles of the lower back (the loin). There are two psoas muscles on each side of the back. The larger of the…
- Cream A word with many meanings that, in medicine and pharmacy, refers to a water-soluble preparation applied to…
- Child neglect Child neglect is the most frequently reported form of child abuse (60% of all cases) and the most lethal…
- Seizure, myoclonic See: Myoclonic seizure
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension See: Pulmonary hypertension
- Gait A manner of walking. Observation of the gait can provide clues to a number of diagnoses including Parkinson…
- Pain, shoulder See: Shoulder pain