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Clamydia
A common misspelling of Chlamydia
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Show more- Mitral prolapse Drooping down or abnormal bulging of the mitral valve cusps during the contraction of the heart.
- Menetrier disease See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Syndrome, dumping A group of symptoms that occur when food or liquid enters the small intestine too rapidly. These symptoms…
- Aspirate To suck in. A patient may aspirate for example by accidentally drawing material from the stomach into the…
- Behcet's syndrome Behcet's syndrome: A chronic inflammatory disorder involving the small blood vessels which is characterized…
- Disease, hyaline membrane Respiratory disease of the newborn, especially the premature infant, in which a membrane composed of proteins…
- Radical neck See: Radical neck dissection
- Albuginea Tough white fibrous tissue. The tunica albuginea of the testis, for example, is the layer of dense whitish…
- Minocycline A tetracycline antibiotic used to treat many different bacteria in urinary tract infections, acne, gonorrhea…
- Morgagni's tubercle See: Olfactory bulb
- Mineralocorticoids A group of hormones (the most important being aldosterone) that regulate the balance of water and…
- Dementia, multi-infarct See Vascular dementia