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Mudslide injury
See: Landslide injury
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- Cyclospora infection Infection with Cyclospora cayetanensis, a single-celled parasite. The first known human cases of illness…
- Macrophagic myofasciitis A muscle disease first identified in 1993, macrophagic myofasciitis is named for the findings seen in tissue…
- DRRS See: Okihiro syndrome
- Cytogenetics, clinical The application of cytogenetics to clinical medicine. For example, clinical cytogenetic studies might be done…
- Intersexual genitalia Genitalia that are neither typically female nor typically male. Known in clinical medicine as ambiguous…
- Seborrheic keratosis See: Keratosis, seborrheic
- Syndrome, Meniere A condition with recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and deafness. Symptoms…
- Breast discharge The spontaneous flow of fluid from the nipple at any time other than during nursing. This can be due to an…
- Colostrum A sticky white or yellow fluid secreted by the breasts during the second half of pregnancy and for a few days…