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Hemangioma, capillary
A type of hemangioma (a benign tumor formed by a collection of excess blood vessels) that is composed almost entirely of tiny capillary vessels. Capillary hemangiomas may be located anywhere on the body but they are most common on the…
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Show more- Pinguicula Alternate spelling of pinguecula. Irrespective of spelling, the accent is on the second syllable which is…
- Medigap Health insurance in the US that is intended to supplement Medicare benefits and presumably to fill the gaps…
- European typhus See: Typhus, epidemic
- Gynecoid pelvis The gynecoid pelvis is one that is generally characteristic of a woman in its bone structure and therefore…
- Gage, Phineas The most famous patient to have survived severe damage to the brain and the first from whom something was…
- Disease, Hodgkin (Hodgkin lymphoma) A disease of the lymph nodes named after the English physician Thomas Hodgkin (1798-1866) who discovered it…
- Spinal stenosis Narrowing of the spaces in the spine, resulting in compression of the nerve roots or spinal cord by bony…
- Cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody See: Citrulline antibody
- Purpura, allergic See: Schonlein-Henoch purpura
- Extrapulmonary tuberculosis See: Tuberculosis, extrapulmonary. See also: Tuberculous meningitis
- Category 5 storm See: Category five hurricane
- Stroke, silent Small strokes that do not cause any symptoms. Silent strokes still damage brain tissue. The most common…