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Cervical kyphosis, postmenopausal
An outward curvature (kyphosis) of the cervical vertebrae (the bones of the neck), creating a hump at the back of the neck. This condition, once thought to be a characteristic deformity of older women, was called a dowager's hump. A…
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Show more- Munchausen syndrome (This is an alternate entry to Munchhausen syndrome with two h's in Munchhausen. Whole medical reports have…
- Cerebral amyloidosis and spongiform encephalopathy See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Angiotensin receptor blocker See: Angiotensin II receptor blocker
- Gingivitis, phagedenic This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Beta-2 agonist See: Beta-agonist
- Abse See: Abse, Dannie
- Papillary renal cell carcinoma A type of kidney cancer that accounts for 15 to 20% of renal carcinomas. It occurs in both sporadic and…
- Xanthopsia A form of chromatopsia, a visual defect in which objects appear as if they have been overpainted with an…
- Navel The umbilicus, the former site of attachment of the umbilical cord, usually found in about the middle of the…
- ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ALS has two meanings. One meaning of ALS refers to several adult diseases…
- Electrolarynx A battery-operated instrument that makes a humming sound to help people who have lost their larynx to talk
- Cephaly Familiar abbreviation of the name of one of the cephalic disorders, a series of congenital condition that…