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Quincke's disease
This is angioneurotic edema (or angioedema), a form of localized swelling of the deeper layers of the skin and fatty tissues beneath the skin. Hereditary angioneurotic edema (or hereditary angioedema) is a genetic form of angioedema…
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Show more- Spanish disease Syphilis. Depending upon someone's thoughts as to where the disease came from, syphilis was also known as the…
- Curcumin A mixture of compounds derived from the curry spice turmeric. Curcumin is sold in the US as a herbal…
- Co-payment A payment made by an individual who has health insurance, usually at the time a service is received, to…
- Nerve, efferent A nerve that carries impulses away from the central nervous system (CNS). An efferent nerve is the opposite…
- Lower motor neuron A nerve cell that goes from the spinal cord to a muscle. The cell body of a lower motor neuron is in the…
- Virus, human immunodeficiency (HIV) The cause of AIDS. HIV has also been called the human lymphotropic virus type III, the lymphadenopathy-…
- Osteolytic Pertaining to the dissolution of bone, especially the loss of calcium from bone. 'Punched-out' osteolytic…
- Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome A multiple congenital malformation syndrome caused by an abnormality in cholesterol metabolism, deficiency of…
- Pustule A pustule is a small collection of pus in the top layer of skin (epidermis) or beneath it in the dermis…
- Polyp colon family history See: Colon cancer family history
- Allelic Pertaining to an allele, an alternative form of a gene. A single allele is inherited from each parent
- Tuberculosis, avian A type of tuberculosis affecting birds, caused by Mycobacterium avium, which may be communicated to other…