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- Hay fever Hay fever: A seasonal allergy to airborne particles characterized by itchy eyes, runny nose, nasal…
- Nasal septum perforation A hole in the nasal septum, the wall inside the nose that runs down the middle dividing it into two sides…
- CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) A watery fluid, continuously produced and absorbed, which flows in the ventricles (cavities) within the brain…
- Syringoma A benign (non-cancerous) skin tumor that derives from eccrine cells, specialized cells that are related to…
- Pseudomelanosis coli Anosis coli): A benign, reversible condition usually, but not always, associated with long-term use of…
- Gingivitis, fusospirillary This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Hendra virus A virus, formerly called equine morbillivirus, that can cause illness in horses and humans. First identified…
- Bones of the leg, ankle and foot Are 62 lower extremity bones. They consist of 10 hip and leg, 14 ankle and 38 foot bones. > >The 10 hip and…
- D and C Stands for dilatation and curettage. This is a very common gynecologic procedure in which the cervix of the…
- Tuberculosis, MDR Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. See: Tuberculosis, antibiotic-resistant
- DOB Abbreviation standing for the date of birth. As examples, 'DOB: 10/12/97' in the U.S. indicates the date of…