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Baldness, patchy
Baldness, patchy: Patchy baldness. Also referred to as alopecia areata. Alopecia means baldness and areata means occurring in patches. This process typically begins with patchy hair loss on the scalp and sometimes progresses to complete…
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Show more- Rheumatic fever An illness that occurs following a streptococcus infection (such as a 'strep throat') or scarlet fever and…
- Cloning, therapeutic See: Therapeutic cloning
- Addiction A chronic relapsing condition characterized by compulsive drug-seeking and abuse and by long-lasting chemical…
- Virginal membrane A thin membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening. This fold of mucous membrane is…
- ApoA-I Milano A variant of apolipoprotein A-I identified in about 40 inhabitants of Limone sul Garde, a small town in rural…
- Pneumonia, aspiration Inflammation of the lungs due to aspiration (the sucking in of food particles or fluids into the lungs).
- Slipped elbow See: Nursemaid's elbow
- Nephritis Inflammation of the kidney. Nephritis can be acute or chronic. Acute nephritis is most commonly caused by…
- Shunt, Spitz-Holter See Spitz-Holter valve
- Atherectomy A procedure for opening up an artery by removing the plaque (atheroma) produced by the build-up of…
- Dystrophy, muscular One of a group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal or…
- Auditory disease, central A condition in which there is an inability to differentiate, recognize or understand sounds while both the…