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Disease, Osgood-Schlatter
Disease, Osgood-Schlatter: A condition involving inflammation and sometimes tearing of ligaments within the knee and lower leg. Treatment is by rest, casting if necessary, and sometimes surgery. Osgood-Schlatter disease is caused by…
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- Cancer, non-small cell lung Cancer of the lung which is not of the small cell carcinoma (oat cell carcinoma) type. The term 'non-small…
- Sedative A drug that calms a patient down, easing agitation and permitting sleep. Sedatives generally work by…
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy Recurring meningitis without identifiable cause that leaves no residual damage to the nervous system. Benign…
- Cephalgia, histamine A distinctive syndrome of headaches, also known as cluster headache or migrainous neuralgia. The common…
- Deafness, congenital Deafness, congenital: Loss of hearing present at birth. Congenital deafness contrasts to acquired deafness…
- Differential diagnosis The process of weighing the probability of one disease versus that of other diseases possibly accounting for…
- Fear of closed spaces Fear of closed spaces, of being closed in or being shut in as in elevators, tunnels, or any other small…
- Telomere The end of a chromosome, a specialized structure involved in the replication and stability of the chromosome…
- Stanolone A semisynthetic analog of dihydrotestosterone
- PTCA A winglike triangular membrane. Although a pterygium can be anywhere, including behind the knee, it commonly…
- Bone, occipital See: Occipital bone