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Breast abscess
A local accumulation of pus within the breast due to infection. Symptoms may include painful local swelling of the breast, a breast lump, and redness and tenderness of the breast. If the abscess forms in spite of antibiotics, it may need…
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- Xenoantigen An antigen that is found in more than one species. An antigen is something that is capable of inducing an…
- Spinal cord compression The act of exerting an abnormal amount of pressure on the spinal cord. Compression of the spinal cord may…
- Glossal Of or pertaining to the tongue. Glossal is used as both an adjective and a compound word, as in hypoglossal…
- Albuginea Tough white fibrous tissue. The tunica albuginea of the testis, for example, is the layer of dense whitish…
- CCHF Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
- Aqueduct of Sylvius A canal that communicates between the third and fourth ventricles in a system of four communicating cavities…
- Sixth cranial nerve The sixth cranial nerve is the abducent nerve, a small motor nerve that has one task: to supply a muscle…
- Mediterranean anemia Better known today as thalassemia (or as beta thalassemia or thalassemia major). The clinical picture of this…
- Bone, shin The larger of the two bones in the lower leg (the smaller one being the fibula). The shin bone is…
- Neurologist A doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system
- Snoreplasty, injection An injection of a chemical called sodium tetradecyl sulfate that promotes stiffening of the soft palate by…