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Post-thrombotic syndrome
The complications that may follow deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The complications after DVT may include persistent edema (swelling), pain, purpura (bleeding into the skin), increased skin pigmentation, eczematoid (eczema-like) dermatitis…
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- APO-1 See: FAS gene
- Oral rehydration therapy The administration of special fluids by mouth treat dehydration. Abbreviated ORT. See also: Oral rehydration…
- Hydrocele Accumulation of fluid in the coat around the testis. Small hydroceles tend to disappear by a year of age…
- Osteoclastoma A type of bone tumor characterized by massive destruction of bone near the end (epiphysis) of a long bone…
- Nuchal translucency test A measurement of the size of the translucent space behind the neck of the fetus using ultrasound at between…
- CHD Congenital heart disease, a malformation of the heart or the large blood vessels near the heart. The term…
- Vision, blurred See: Blurred vision
- GERD Stands for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, a disorder in which there is recurrent return of stomach contents…
- Membranous nephropathy A frequent type of primary glomerular disease -- a disease affecting the glomerulus, the tiny ball-shaped…
- Rochalimaea quintana Now preferentially referred to as Bartonella quintana, this is an unusual rickettsial organism that can…
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 4 ALS4. A juvenile-onset form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with no bulbar involvement, inherited in…