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Tinea barbae
A superficial fungal infection of the skin, affecting the bearded area of the face and neck, with swellings and marked crusting, often with itching, sometimes causing the hair to break off. Also known as ringworm. In the days when men went…
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- Pulmonary trunk A vessel that arises from the right ventricle of the heart, extends upward, and divides into the right and…
- Infection, yeast Infection due to fungal organisms which have the characteristic of being single-celled, usually rounded and…
- Physicians Health Study A very large, long-term, randomized study initiated in 1982 to look at the effects of aspirin and…
- Hepatoblastoma A malignant tumor of the liver. Hepatoblastoma occurs almost exclusively in young children, more commonly in…
- Tarsus Any broad flat surface. The flat of the eyelid is called the tarsus, as is the base of the heel. The bones in…
- Interval malignancy In mammography, a malignancy that becomes evident during the period between annual screening mammograms. The…
- Presentation, vertex In a vertex presentation, the top of the baby's head comes first at delivery. The vertex here refers…
- Grief, public See: Public mourning
- Karyokinesis During cell division, the process of partition of a cell's nucleus into the daughter cells. See also…