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Fibroma, desmoplastic
A rare type of primary bone tumor characteristically composed of well-differentiated cells that produce collagen. Desmoplastic fibromas are discovered most often in the first three decades of life, in the mandible (the femur and pelvis are…
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- Graft Healthy skin, bone, or other tissue taken from one part of the body to replace diseased or injured tissue…
- Dystrophy, myotonic An inherited disease in which the muscles contract but have decreasing power to relax -- this phenomenon is…
- Photosensitivity In medicine, increased sensitivity of the skin to light and other sources of UV.Photosensitivity commonly…
- Angioedema, hereditary A genetic form of angioedema. (Angioedema is also referred to as Quinke's disease.) Persons with it are born…
- Mad deer disease See Chronic wasting disease
- Bekam Malay name for the practice of cupping. See: Cupping
- Chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile A riot control agent or 'tear gas.' See: Riot control agent poisoning
- Sharp Medical slang for a needle or similar pointed object
- Shin bone fever Fever: Called shin bone fever because it characteristically causes fever and pain in the legs, this disease…
- Gyrus A convolution on the surface of a cerebral hemisphere caused by the infolding of the cerebral cortex. The…