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Gingivitis
Gum disease with inflammation of the gums. On inspection, the gums will appear red and puffy, and will usually bleed during tooth-brushing or dental examination. Treatment is by improved cleaning, with more-frequent and longer brushing and…
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Show more- Postherpetic neuralgia Localized pain in the area of involvement of shingles that persists beyond one month. The most common…
- Aerophagia Swallowing too much air, a common cause of gas in the stomach and belching. Everyone swallows small amounts…
- Tibial bowing Improper growth of the tibia in the leg, causing bowlegs or other leg problems. The tibia may bow anteriorly…
- Posterior pituitary The back portion of the pituitary, a small gland in the head called the master gland. The posterior pituitary…
- Buboes The plural of 'bubo'
- Congenital hemolytic jaundice Jaundice: Known also as hereditary spherocytosis (HS), this is a genetic disorder of the red blood cell…
- Ophthalmia Inflammation of the eye. Also known as ophthalmitis
- Infection, group B strep Group B strep: Group B strep are a major cause of infections involving the pregnant woman and her newborn…
- Candidate gene Any gene thought likely to cause a disease. The gene may be a candidate because it is located in a particular…
- Syndrome, Turner-Kieser See Nail-patella syndrome
- Ammonia A colorless gas with a very sharp odor. Made both by humans and by nature, ammonia dissolves easily in water…
- Insufficiency, pulmonary See: Pulmonary insufficiency