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Papillomatosis
A disorder with numerous papillomas wart growths). For example, laryngeal papillomatosis is the presence of multiple papillomas on the vocal cords. It is most common in young children an is due to the human papilloma virus (HPV). A baby…
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- Plexus, brachial See: Brachial plexus
- Dysphonia See: Spasmodic dysphonia.
- CDHR Center for Devices & Radiological Health, part of the FDA (the US Food & Drug Administration)
- Ductal carcinoma of the breast, infiltrating Breast, infiltrating: Infiltrating ductal carcinoma is one of several recognized specific patterns of cancer…
- MAC To soften tissues after death by soaking and by enzymatic digestion, as occurs with a stillborn. The word…
- Barrett esophagus See: Barrett's esophagus
- Menstrual cycle The monthly cycle of changes in the ovaries and the lining of the uterus (endometrium), starting with the…
- Coryza A cold in the head. The word 'coryza' came from the Greek 'koryza' which is thought to have been compounded…
- Thrombocyte A platelet. Crucial to normal blood clotting. Although platelets are sometimes classed as blood cells, they…
- Fever, Southeast Asian hemorrhagic A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…
- Greek medicine Medicine in Greece and the Greek world. The foundations of much of modern Western medicine lie in classical…