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Papillomatosis
A disorder with numerous papillomas wart growths). For example, laryngeal papillomatosis is the presence of multiple papillomas on the vocal cords. It is most common in young children an is due to the human papilloma virus (HPV). A baby…
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Show more- Dialysis Dialysis: The process of cleansing the blood by passing it through a special machine. Dialysis is necessary…
- Adrenal gland One of a pair of small glands, each of which sits on top of one of the kidneys. The adrenal is made up of an…
- Parotitis Inflammation of the parotid glands. A classic feature of mumps.
- Digit A finger or toe
- Mask of pregnancy Muddy-brown pigmentation on the cheeks or elsewhere on the face that develops in about half of all women…
- Larynx transplant A transplant of the larynx, or voicebox. This procedure permits a human-sounding voice with inflection…
- Allergic rhinitis, perennial Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) that occurs throughout the year
- Race-based drug A drug designed for a particular racial group. The first race-based drug was BiDil, a combination of two old…
- Tumor, carcinoid A tumor which secretes large amounts of the hormone serotonin. Another name for carcinoid tumor is…
- Minor A minor is someone who is not yet an adult and, in a larger sense, it is something that is less than…
- Facial nerve paralysis Loss of voluntary movement of the muscles on one side of the face due to abnormal function of the facial…
- Mediterranean Fever Fever: A inherited disorder of unknown cause featuring short recurring bouts of fever together with pain in…