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Nonepidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma
See: Tylosis with esophageal cancer
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Show more- Common migraine Migraine without aura. The most frequent type, accounting for about 80-85% of migraine. See: Migraine
- Oropharynx The area of the throat that is at the back of the mouth. The oropharynx is in contrast to the nasopharynx…
- Yellow fever An acute systemic (bodywide) illness caused by a virus called a Flavivirus. In severe cases, the viral…
- Rhinitis Irritation of the nose. Derived from the Greek word rhinos meaning of the nose
- Malformation, congenital A physical defect present in a baby at birth, irrespective of whether the defect is caused by a genetic…
- Depression, winter Depression, winter: See: SAD
- Drug-transporter gene See: Gene, transporter
- Pulmonary medicine The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases affecting…
- Implicit memory Memory characterized by a lack of conscious awareness in the act of recollection. By contrast, explicit…
- Leukemia, hairy-cell See: Hairy cell leukemia
- Ejaculate To ejaculate is to release semen during an orgasm in a male. The ejaculate (used as a noun) is the semen.
- Disease, Anderson-Fabry See: Fabry disease