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- Morphea Skin changes that are localized to one or more patchy areas of skin that become hardened, dry, smooth and…
- Perioperative Literally, around (the time of) surgery. More specifically, the period of time extending from when the…
- Sympathetic ophthalmia An autoimmune eye disease in which a penetrating injury to one eye produces inflammation in the uninjured…
- Gene testing Testing a sample of blood (or another fluid or tissue) for evidence of a gene. The evidence can be…
- SLS (Sjogren-Larsson syndrome) The Sjogren-Larsson syndrome is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a triad of clinical…
- Perionychia An inflammation of the folds of tissue surrounding the nail due to infection. The infection may be bacterial…
- P. cepacia Pseudomonas cepacia, a bacterium now known as Burkholderia cepacia. See: Burkholderia cepacia
- Granuloma annulare The definition of granuloma annulare in one of the standard print medical dictionaries begins: 'a benign…
- Leukemic reticuloendotheliosis See: Hairy cell leukemia
- Pyrophosphate arthropathy Joint damage due to deposition of calcium pyrophosphate. Pyrophosphate arthropathy most commonly affects the…
- Nasogastric tube A tube that is passed through the nose and down through the nasopharynx and esophagus into the stomach…