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Celiac disease, adult
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- Avascular necrosis of the femoral head See Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
- Elbow bursitis Elbow bursitis: At the tip of the elbow (the olecranon area), there is a bursa, a fluid-filled sac that…
- CABG Coronary artery bypass graft; and Coronary artery bypass grafting
- Traditional oriental medicine This is a sophisticated form of medicine comprised of many systematic techniques and methods, including…
- Homocysteine Homocysteine: An amino acid produced by the body, usually as a byproduct of consuming meat. Homocysteine is…
- Campion, Thomas (1567-1620) English physician, poet, and composer. Campion first studied law, but had little sympathy with…
- Motor neurone disease Motor neuron disease. 'His suffering from motor neurone disease (MND) was finally over because he had chosen…
- Slapped cheek See: Fifth disease
- Melomania A singular passion for music that is beyond all reason. From the French melomanie, from the Latin melos, song…
- Pneumonia, aspiration Inflammation of the lungs due to aspiration (the sucking in of food particles or fluids into the lungs).
- Bones, axial There are 80 axial bones, comprised of 29 bones in the head and 51 bones in the trunk