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American Association of Dermatology, one of many important professional societies in the health arena. The AMA (the American Medical Association) is a better known example in the US. Only a small selection of the many health-related…
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- Skin, scalded, syndrome See Scalded skin syndrome
- Wheezer A slang term for a patient who is wheezing. Sometimes applied to someone having serious trouble breathing
- Tissue A tissue in medicine is not like a piece of tissue paper. It is a broad term that is applied to any group of…
- Anti-infective Something capable of acting against infection, by inhibiting the spread of an infectious agent or by killing…
- Frequency, urinary Urinating too often, at too frequent intervals, not due to an unusually large volume of urine, but rather to…
- Tuna A fish about which there are several health concerns. One concern involves carbon monoxide that prevents the…
- Dorsal The back or posterior side of a structure. "Dorsum" is the Latin word for the back. Something pertaining to…
- Dermopathy, diabetic See: Diabetic dermopathy
- Iron excess Iron overload can damage the heart, liver, gonads and other organs. Iron overload is a particular risk for: >…
- Pulmonary Having to do with the lungs. (The word comes from the Latin pulmo for lung).
- Hereditary arthroophthalmopathy See: Stickler syndrome