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Subcutaneous hematoma
A bruise
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- Muscles, abdominal A large group of muscles in the front of the abdomen that assists in the regular breathing movement and…
- Fire, St. Anthony's The intensely painful burning sensation in the limbs and extremities caused by ergot, the consequence of a…
- Hypnopompic hallucination A vivid dreamlike hallucination that occurs as one is waking up. The opposite of an hypnagogic hallucination…
- Transthyretin A plasma protein consisting of 127 amino acids that binds retinol and thyroxine. The gene TTR that encodes…
- Ophthalmopathy Any eye disease. External ophthalmopathy may refer to any disease of the eyelid, cornea, conjunctiva, or eye…
- Type 2 diabetes See Diabetes, type 2.
- Coke Street name for cocaine, the most potent stimulant of natural origin, a bitter addictive anesthetic (pain…
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