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Cancer, basal cell
Cancer, basal cell: The most common type of skin cancer, a disease in which the cancer cells resemble the basal cells of the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin. Basal cell carcinomas usually appear as the classic 'sore that doesn't…
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- Syndrome, post-polio (PPS) A constellation of symptoms and signs that appear from 20 to 40 years after the initial polio infection, and…
- Scleredema adultorum A misleading term since scleredema can also occur in children. See: Scleredema
- Shingles pain Shingles pain: Localized pain in the area of involvement of shingles. When such pain persists beyond one…
- Nonpathogenic Incapable of causing disease. Nonpathogenic bacteria are harmless. By contrast, pathogenic bacteria can cause…
- Accessibility of services The ability to get medical care and services when needed
- Measles encephalitis Inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) occurs in perhaps 1 in 1,000 cases of measles, starting (up to 3…
- ASAT Anemia, sideroblastic, and spinocerebellar ataxia. See:href='/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=34082'>Pagon…
- Proteome The complete set of proteins expressed and modified following their expression by the genome. The term…
- DOE Department of Energy, U.S. One of the agencies contributing to the Human Genome Project
- Submandibular gland The second largest of the three major salivary glands. It is located deep to the mandible (jaw bone).
- Glial cell A supportive cell in the central nervous system -- the brain and spinal cord. Glial cells do not conduct…