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Exudative angina
Angina: This has nothing whatsoever to do with the usual type of angina (angina pectoris) which is chest pain of cardiac origin. Angina trachealis is more commonly known as croup. This is an infection of the larynx, trachea, and the…
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- PAH Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
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- Gametophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of being married. Sufferers of gametophobia experience undue anxiety even…
- Diabetic dermopathy A skin condition characteristic of diabetes involving light brown or reddish oval or round scaly patches…
- Centric-fusion translocation A type of chromosome rearrangement, also called a Robertsonian translocation, in which there is fusion of an…
- Ligament, posterior cruciate The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Amastia A rare condition wherein the normal growth of the breast or nipple does not occur. Unilateral amastia (just…
- Piriformis muscle A muscle that begins at the front surface of the sacrum (the V-shaped bone between the buttocks at the base…
- Aqueduct of the midbrain A canal that communicates between the third and fourth ventricles in a system of four communicating cavities…
- Radiate To spread out from a central area. For example, sciatic pain may radiate outward from the lower back
- Expectoration A big polysyllabic word for sputum or the act of bringing up and spitting out sputum. From the Latin…