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Cylindroma
A benign tumor of skin adnexa such as the sweat gland, arising as a nodule on the scalp and, less often, the face or limbs. Cylindromas may cover the scalp and so are called turban tumors. See: Familial cylindromatosis
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- Senile 1. Pertaining to old age. 2. Pertaining to the physical decline associated with old age. 3. Pertaining to the…
- Choana (Plural: choanae) The passageway from the back of one side of the nose to the throat. There are two choanae…
- Febrile Feverish.
- Psoralen Any of a number of drugs and other substances containing chemicals that react with ultraviolet (UV) light to…
- Maxilla The maxilla is the major bone of the upper jaw
- Classification of diseases See: Disease nomenclature
- Obesity, exogenous Overweight caused by consuming more food than the person's activity level warrants, leading to increased fat…
- Aging The process of becoming older, a process that is genetically determined and environmentally modulated…
- Pleural effusion, fetal See: Fetal pleural effusion
- Asymptomatic Without symptoms. For example, an asymptomatic infection is an infection with no symptoms
- Thymine (T) One member of the base pair A-T (adenine-thymine) in DNA.