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Secretary's knee
The patellofemoral syndrome (PFS), the commonest cause of chronic knee pain. PFS characteristically causes vague discomfort of the inner knee area, aggravated by activity (running, jumping, climbing or descending stairs) or by prolonged…
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- Oral cancer Oral cancer: Cancer within the mouth.
- Tear film The liquid layer bathing the cornea and conjunctiva. It creates a perfectly smooth liquid outer layer that…
- Dermatophytic onychomycosis Ringworm of the nail, the most common fungus infection of the nails (onychomycosis). Onychomycosis makes the…
- Glaucoma treatment (surgery) Surgery can also help fluid escape from the eye and thereby reduce the pressure. However, surgery is now…
- Enzyme, restriction An enzyme from bacteria that can recognize specific base sequences in DNA and cut the DNA at that site (the…
- Prenatal diagnosis Diagnosis before birth. Methods for prenatal diagnosis include ultrasound of the uterus, placenta, and/or…
- Weissenbacher-Zweymuller syndrome See: Stickler syndrome
- Motility study, antro-duodenal An antro-duodenal motility study is a study for detecting and recording the contractions of the muscles of…
- Deficiency, calcium See: Calcium deficiency
- Dwarfism Abnormally short stature. Some forms are hereditary. The Little People of America (LPA) define dwarfism as an…
- Gastroesophageal Pertaining to both the stomach and the esophagus, as in the gastroesophageal junction, the place where the…