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Leper
1. Someone with leprosy (Hansen disease). The term leper is now in disfavor. 2. By extension, a pariah. A person who is avoided or shunned by society.From the French lepre, from the Greek lepros meaning scaly, referring to the scales that…
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- Fahr syndrome This syndrome described in 1930 by T. Fahr is a genetic (inherited) neurological disorder characterized by…
- Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) of the knee The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type VII Sly syndrome, due to deficiency of the enzyme beta-glucuronidase. See also Mucopolysaccharidosis
- Blepharitis Inflammation of the eyelids. Blepharitis occurs in two forms, anterior and posterior: > >Anterior blepharitis…
- Gleason score A grading system for prostate carcinoma devised by Dr. Donald Gleason in 1977 as a method for predicting the…
- Inkblot test A test used in clinical psychology and psychiatry involving inkblots. The inkblots are used to determine what…
- Inhibition, orgasmic See: Anorgasmia
- Mg Abbreviation for milligram, a unit of measurement of mass in the metric system equal to a thousandth of a…
- Pancytopenia A shortage of all types of blood cells, including red and white blood cells as well as platelets.
- Taeniasis Common minor anomaly, a rudimentary tag of ear tissue, often containing a core cartilage, usually located…
- Epidermal growth factor EGF