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Laryngitis
Laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx, the portion of the airway (respiratory tract) containing the vocal cords. The larynx is about two inches long and is located between the pharynx and the trachea. Its outer wall consists of…
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- Syndrome, von Hippel-Lindau See Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
- Focal seizure See: Partial seizure
- Macular cyst A hole in the macula, the tiny oval area made up of millions of nerve cells located at the center of the…
- Histiocytosis A rare but potentially deadly disorder with similarities to cancer, in which histiocytes start to multiply…
- Angiography, fluorescein See: Von Willebrand disease.
- Sapporo-like virus See: Sapovirus
- Kidney One of a pair of organs located in the right and left side of the abdomen which clear 'poisons' from the…
- Elasticin See: Elastin
- Blister, blood A blister full of blood due to a pinch, bruise or repeated friction. A blister is medically termed a vesicle…
- Jurisprudence, medical See: Medical jurisprudence
- Hump, dowager An outward curvature of the vertebrae of neck, creating a hump at the back of the neck, once thought to be a…