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Kashin-Beck disease
A disorder of the bones and joints of the hands and fingers, elbows, knees, and ankles of children and adolescents who slowly develop stiff deformed joints, shortened limb length and short stature due to necrosis (death) of the growth…
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Show more- Pericardial tamponade A life-threatening situation in which there is such a large amount of fluid (usually blood) inside the…
- Perfluorooctanoic acid PFOA. See: Perfluorinated acid
- Blockers, beta A class of drugs that block beta-adrenergic substances such as adrenaline (epinephrine), a key agent in the…
- Left ventricle The left lower chamber of the heart that receives blood from the left atrium and pumps it out under high…
- Dia- Prefix taken straight from the Greek meaning 'through, throughout, completely' as in diachronic, diagnosis…
- NF2 (neurofibromatosis type 2) Neurofibromatosis type 2
- Syringe A device used in medicine to inject fluid into or withdraw fluid from the body. Medical syringes consist of a…
- Reaction, allergic A reaction that occurs when the immune system attacks a usually harmless substance (an allergen) that gains…
- Fornices Plural form of fornix
- Bovine tuberculosis Tuberculosis in cattle caused by infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis which can be transmitted to…
- Congenital anemia and triphalangeal thumbs See: Aase-Smith syndrome II
- Estrogens Female hormones produced by the ovaries. Estrogen deficiency can lead to osteoporosis. Estrogen therapy…