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Beard ringworm
Ringworm: A superficial fungal infection of the skin, affecting the bearded area of the face and neck, with swellings and marked crusting, often with itching, sometimes causing the hair to break off. In the days when men went to the barber…
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- Neutral posture The posture when the joints are not bent and the spine is aligned and not twisted. Working in neutral…
- Drugs, statin A class of drugs that lower cholesterol. There are currently at least 5 statin drugs on the market in the…
- SAPHO syndrome SAPHO syndrome: SAPHO syndrome is an eponym for a condition which is characterized by a combination of: >…
- Gene deletion The total loss (or absence) of a gene. Gene deletion plays a role in birth defects and in the development of…
- Vertical Passage of a disease-causing agent (a pathogen) vertically from mother directly to baby during the perinatal…
- Acute brain syndrome See: Delirium
- Bilateral Having, or relating to, two sides. Bilateral is as opposed, for example, to unilateral (which means having…
- Nasal septum The dividing wall within the nose. The nasal septum runs down the middle of the nose creating two sides to…
- Primary immunodeficiency disease A disorder caused by an inherited flaw in the immune system that increases the susceptibility to infections…
- Mononeuritis multiplex Inflammation of two or more nerves, typically in unrelated portions of the body. Mononeuritis multiplex…
- Enzootic Endemic in animals. An enzootic disease is constantly present in an animal population, but usually only…