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- Neuralgia, facial Severe pain, usually occurring in bursts, that emanates along the path of the trigeminal nerve. The…
- Foot, athlete A skin infection caused by a fungus called Trichophyton which can thrive and infect the upper layer of the…
- Collagen disease A disease (autoimmune or otherwise) that attacks the collagen or other components of connective tissue, such…
- Syndrome, Cogan A form of arteritis (also referred to as vasculitis) that involves the ear. This condition is called Cogan…
- Cardioversion The conversion of one cardiac rhythm or electrical pattern to another, almost always from an abnormal to a…
- Lactose The sugar found in milk. The body uses the enzyme lactase to break down lactose into galactose and glucose
- Mousepox A disease of mice caused by the ectromelia virus. See: Ectromelia virus
- Toxicity The degree to which a substance can harm humans or animals. Toxicity can be acute, subchronic, or chronic: >…
- Lesbianism Female homosexuality. Also called sapphism (after the lesbian poet Sappho)
- Body packing The practice of internally concealing illicit drugs. See: Body packer