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Osteitis fibrosa cystica
A condition associated with hyperparathyroidism in which bone tissue is gradually replaced by cysts and fibers
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Show more- Aneurysmal bruit A blowing sound heard over an aneurysm, a widening of a vessel. Bruit is French for noise
- Dysphoric mania The concurrent presence of symptoms of depression and mania together. Also called Mixed bipolar state
- Mitotic nondisjunction The failure in mitosis for the two members of a chromosome pair to separate (to disjoin) normally so that…
- Paranychia A frequent misspelling of Paronychia
- Quality of life An important consideration in medical care, quality of life refers to the patient's ability to enjoy normal…
- Mitochondrial cytopathy, Kearns-Sayre type See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Circumjacent Lying around in the sense of surrounding. Related terms include superjacent, subjacent, and adjacent. From…
- Wet lung See: ARDS
- Miscarriage, multiple More than one miscarriage for a woman. In multiple miscarriages, there is about a 5 percent chance that one…
- Baskerville effect A fatal heart attack triggered by extreme psychological stress. The effect is named after Charles…
- Addiction A chronic relapsing condition characterized by compulsive drug-seeking and abuse and by long-lasting chemical…
- Polymorphism A variation in the DNA that is too common to be due merely to new mutation. A polymorphism must have a…