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Show more- Chancre The classic painless ulcer of syphilis. The chancre forms in the first (primary) stage of syphilis. It is…
- Somatotropin Growth hormone, a polypeptide containing 191 amino acids, produced by the anterior pituitary, the front…
- Disease, Niemann-Pick See: Niemann-Pick disease
- Cystinosis A genetic disease characterized by the widespread deposition of the amino acid cystine in cells due to a…
- Syndrome, deafness-ichthyosis-keratitis See Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome
- Blister agent See: Vesicant
- Borrelia A group of bacteria that are helical spirochetes of the genus Borrelia. Some species of Borrelia cause…
- Conjunctivitis, allergic Inflammation of the whites of the eyes (the conjunctivae) with itching and redness of the eyes and tearing…
- Osteopathy A system of therapy founded in the 19th century based on the concept that the body can formulate its own…
- Coarctation of the aorta A congenital constriction of the aorta, impeding the flow of blood below the level of the constriction and…
- Flavivirus encephalitis Encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) due to a flavivirus, a virus transmitted by a mosquito or tick…
- Cartilage hair hypoplasia syndrome A specific genetic form of short-limbed dwarfism with skeletal features that also include normal head…