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Slipped vertebra
See: Spondylolisthesis
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- Epithelial basement corneal dystrophy A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows grayish fingerprint lines…
- Entomology The scientific study of insects. The application of entomology to medicine is termed medical entomology. See…
- Cholesterol, HDL See HDL cholesterol
- Syndrome, Alport See: Alport syndrome
- Contact eczema, allergic Also called allergic contact dermatitis, this is a red, itchy, weepy reaction where the skin has come into…
- Multiple organ failure A term synonymous with multiple system failure and equally vague and nonspecific. See: Multiple system failure
- Syndrome, Raeder's A distinctive syndrome of headaches, also known as cluster headache or migrainous neuralgia. The common…
- Epidermal growth factor receptor EGFR
- SNCA The gene for alpha-synuclein
- Unwell Not well or in good health, ailing, sick, indisposed. For example, 'I am well-nigh choked with the sulfurous…
- African American An American of black African descent. The term may also be written with a hyphen as African-American. The…