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- Otology The study and medical care of the ear
- Syndrome, Kawasaki A syndrome of unknown origin, mainly affecting young children, that causes fever, reddening of the eyes…
- Crohn's disease Crohn's disease: A chronic inflammatory disease, primarily involving the small and large intestine, but which…
- Skeleton, bones of the The human body has 206 bones. These consist of 80 axial (head and trunk) bones and 126 appendicular (upper…
- Virus, human papilloma JC virus.
- Bones of the head There are 29 bones in the human head. They consist of 8 cranial bones, 14 facial bones, the hyoid bone, and 6…
- Ochronosis 1. Deposition of dark pigment in connective tissues, usually due to alkaptonuria or exposure to chemicals…
- Neural foramen See: Intervertebral foramen
- Rheumatism, psychogenic Rheumatism in which the patient reports inconsistent pains of muscles and joints that do not correspond to…
- Ureaplasma A bacterium that commonly infects the urogenital tract and can cause premature birth or spontaneous abortion…
- Patellofemoral joint One of the knee joints. The knee has three parts. The thigh bone (femur) meets the large shin bone (tibia)…