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- Spongiform Resembling a sponge in being soft and full of cavities, as in as in transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
- Reactive arthritis Reactive arthritis: A chronic form of arthritis featuring the following three conditions: (1) inflamed…
- Bursitis, elbow Inflammation of the olecranon bursa, the bursa at the tip of the elbow is called the olecranon bursitis. A…
- Bronchopulmonary Pertaining to both the air passages (bronchi) leading to the lungs and the lungs (pulmonary) themselves
- CME Stands for Continuing Medical Education. CME programs are intended, literally, to continue the medical…
- Cyclops A common freshwater crustacean. Some species of Cyclops serve as hosts for parasites such as the guinea worm…
- Nuchal translucency test A measurement of the size of the translucent space behind the neck of the fetus using ultrasound at between…
- Patellectomy An operation to remove the patella
- Sarcoma, soft tissue See: Soft tissue sarcoma
- Klumpke palsy A form of brachial plexus palsy in which there is paralysis of the muscles of the forearm and hand due to an…
- FALDH deficiency Also known as the Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a…