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Allergic rhinitis, perennial
Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) that occurs throughout the year
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Show more- Dwarf Someone with dwarfism, which is now more correctly called short stature. People with dwarfism (short stature)…
- Anoscopy Anoscopy is a procedure used to visualize the wall of the anus and lowest portion of the rectum. Anoscopy can…
- Ulcer, peptic A peptic ulcer is a hole in the lining of the stomach, duodenum, or esophagus. A peptic ulcer of the stomach…
- Colorblindness, red-green A form of colorblindness in which red and green are perceived as identical. This is the most common type of…
- Disease, mad deer See Chronic wasting disease
- DNA In the UK, DNA is an abbreviation for "did not attend." (In the US, the term used for a patient who missed an…
- Hypochondriasis The belief and fear of serious illness which lasts for six months, beyond and despite medical reassurance…
- Pseudoobstruction, myopathic Intestinal pseudoobstruction caused by damage to muscle cells in the walls of the bowel
- Endometritis Inflammation of the endometrium. The endometrium is the inner layer of the womb (uterus)
- Medicare >'senior citizens' -- people 65 years of age or older, >certain younger people with specific disabilities…
- Ventricle, fourth >Lateral ventricles: The lateral ventricles are in the cerebral hemispheres, one in each hemisphere. Each…
- Jellyfish itch An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…