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Acute epiglottitis
A very rapidly progressive infection causing inflammation of the epiglottis (the flap that covers the trachea) and tissues around the epiglottis that may lead to abrupt blockage of the upper airway and death. The infection is usually…
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- Ligament, posterior cruciate The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- ECochG Electrocochleography
- Xanthopsia A form of chromatopsia, a visual defect in which objects appear as if they have been overpainted with an…
- Anal papillae The plural of anal papilla. See: Anal papilla
- Pill splitting See: Tablet splitting
- Leptin A hormone that has a central role in fat metabolism. Leptin was originally thought to be a signal to lose…
- Orthopaedist An orthopaedic surgeon, a doctor who corrects congenital or functional abnormalities of the bones with…
- Congenital anemia and triphalangeal thumbs See: Aase-Smith syndrome II
- Palpable Something that can be felt or touched. For example, a palpable tumor is one that can be felt. From the Latin…
- Satellite DNA DNA that contains many tandem (not inverted) repeats of a short basic repeating unit. Satellite DNA is…
- Vaccine, live polio See: Polio vaccine, oral