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Acrochordon
A small tag of skin that may have a stalk (a peduncle). An acrochordon may appear on skin anywhere although the favorite locales are the eyelids, neck, armpits (axillae), upper chest, and groin. Invariably benign, this tiny tumor of the…
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Show more- Fundus Latin word for the bottom. In medicine, fundus refers to the bottom or base of an organ. For example, the…
- Waterborne bacterial disease An illness due to infection with bacteria contaminating the water supply. Waterborne bacterial diseases cause…
- PELD Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease. A disease severity scoring system for children under 18 years of age…
- SAA 1.Serum amyloid A (an acute-phase protein which increases early in the course of inflammation). 2…
- Biliary compression Abnormal pressure on the biliary tree compromising the normal drainage of bile
- Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer See: Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer
- Ophthalmia Inflammation of the eye. Also known as ophthalmitis
- Minamata disease A disorder caused by methyl mercury poisoning that was first described in the inhabitants of Minamata Bay…
- Artery, femoral See: Femoral artery
- Diplopia, monocular Double vision (diplopia) in only one eye. The double vision persists when the other eye is covered. Monocular…
- Neutropenia Neutropenia: Not enough neutrophils, neutrophils being a type of white blood cell (specifically a form of…
- Bed sore A painful, often reddened area of degenerating, ulcerated skin caused by pressure and lack of movement, and…