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Septic bursitis
A bursa is a closed fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body. When the bursa becomes inflamed, the condition is known as 'bursitis.' When the bursa is infected with bacteria, the…
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Show more- Radio frequency identification (RFID) A system for remotely storing and retrieving data. An RFID tag may be a little sticker that can be…
- Pressure hives See Pressure urticaria
- Carcinoma of the breast, infiltrating ductal Breast, infiltrating ductal: Infiltrating ductal carcinoma is one of several recognized specific patterns of…
- Retinopathy Any disease of the retina, the light-sensitive membrane at the back of the eye. The type of retinopathy is…
- Spermatocide Any agent that is destructive to spermatozoa (that is, kills sperm). Nonoxynol-9 is the most commonly…
- Anterograde amnesia See: Antegrade amnesia
- PMR (Polymyalgia Rheumatica) Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A disorder of the muscles and joints of older persons characterized by pain and…
- Total hip replacement Total hip replacement: Surgery in which the diseased ball and socket of the hip joint are completely removed…
- Disease, Rendu-Osler-Weber See: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
- Heritable Capable of being transmitted from parent to child.
- Tonometry Tonometry: A standard eye test that determines the fluid pressure inside the eye. Increased pressure is a…
- Quinacrine An antimalarial drug and, in cytogenetics, a fluorescent dye used to stain chromosomes. The Y chromosome…