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Plantar fasciitis
Inflammation of the plantar fascia (fasciitis), the 'bowstring-like' tissue in the sole of the foot stretching from the heel to the front of the foot. Plantar fasciitis (and heel spurs) may occur alone or be related to underlying diseases…
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Show more- Script An informal colloquial term for a prescription. Derived from prescription by removing both its beginning and…
- Heart murmur An unusual heart sound which may be innocent or reflect disease.
- Blood pressure, low Any blood pressure that is below the normal expected for an individual in a given environment. Low blood…
- Pharynx The hollow tube about 5 inches long that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe)…
- Data Facts, statistics, and the like. In medicine and the health sciences, people often speak of 'the data'…
- PEJ Percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy
- Kiss A touch or caress with the lips. 'The anatomical juxtaposition of two orbicularis oris muscles in a state of…
- Fetal alcohol effects (FAE) A softer diagnosis than fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). The diagnosis of possible FAE is considered when: 1…
- Myopathy Any and all disease of muscle. Or any type of damage to muscle. There are many different kinds of myopathies…
- CLA 1. Conjugated linoleic acid.2. Cervical lymphadenopathy (swollen lymph nodes in the neck).3. Congenital…
- Solitude, fear of An abnormal and persistent fear of solitude, of being alone. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety…
- Oma Suffix meaning a swelling or tumor. Many words in medicine end in -oma. Some examples include adenoma…