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Cadaver wart
A warty growth on the hand due to tuberculosis, typically of someone doing postmortem examinations. A cadaver with unsuspected tuberculosis was once a major hazard for pathologists and others in the autopsy room. Cadaver warts were among…
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Show more- PML Stands for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a rapidly progressive, often fatal viral infection of…
- Ear drum See: Eardrum
- Paroxysmal sleep Sleep: A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Also known as…
- Urethra The transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body. In males, the urethra…
- Fusion, spinal See: Spinal fusion
- Background radiation Radiation that comes from environmental sources including the earth's crust, the atmosphere, cosmic rays, and…
- Commensal 1. Living in a relationship in which one organism derives food or other benefits from another organism…
- Juvenile chronic myelogenous leukemia See: Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- Toenail, ingrown A common disorder, particularly on the big (great) toe. The corner of the nail curves down into the skin…
- Canine genome See: Dog genome
- Nasoenteral tube See: Nasogastric tube
- Flu Short for influenza. The flu is caused by viruses that infect the respiratory tract which are divided into…