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Prepatellar bursitis
Inflammation of the bursa that is positioned in front of the kneecap (patella). Prepatellar bursitis commonly occurs as a result of repeated trauma to the knee such as from kneeling on hard surfaces in an occupation. Also known as…
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- Dobelle, William H. (1941-2004) Pioneer designer of an experimental system of artificial vision for the blind involving the…
- SEM Scanning electron microscope
- Inhaler, metered-dose Not something that is contained in a will, but rather a gene, chromosome or genome that is transmitted from…
- Taste Taste belongs to our chemical sensing system, or the chemosenses. The complicated process of tasting begins…
- Opportunistic infection An infection that occurs because of a weakened immune system. Opportunistic infections are a particular…
- Cognitive Pertaining to cognition, the process of knowing and, more precisely, the process of being aware, knowing…
- Poisoning, ethylene glycol Poisoning from ethylene glycol (a clear, colorless, odorless liquid with a sweet taste) that can produce…
- Virus, Nipah A virus that infects pigs and people in whom it causes a sometimes fatal form of viral encephalitis (brain…
- Glomerulus 1.In the kidney, a tiny ball-shaped structure composed of capillary blood vessels actively involved in the…
- Anti-angiogenesis drugs These drugs, which include angiostatin and Endostatin, halt the process of developing new blood vessels…
- Facelift Although infrequent, the risks and complications of facelift surgery include: bleeding, hematoma, bruising…