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Scalp ringworm
Ringworm: A superficial fungus infection of the skin, affecting the scalp. Also known as ringworm. It appears as scalp scaling associated with bald spots (in contrast to seborrhea or dandruff, for instance, which do not cause hair loss)…
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Show more- Syndrome, hemolytic uremic See: Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome.
- Renal cell carcinoma Cancer that develops in the lining of the renal tubules, which filter the blood and produce the urine. Also…
- Disorders, lymphoproliferative Malignant diseases of the lymphoid cells and cells from the reticuloendothelial system (which take up and…
- HHV-4 Human herpesvirus 4. See Epstein-Barr virus.
- Hybridoma A cell hybrid resulting from the fusion of a cancer cell and a normal lymphocyte (a type of white blood…
- Internal carrier In the drug trade, an individual used to transport internally concealed illicit drugs. Also called a body…
- Munchhausen syndrome (This is an alternate entry to Munchhausen syndrome. Münchhausen has an umlaut over the u but it is sometimes…
- Psoriasis, erythrodermic A particularly inflammatory form of psoriasis that often affects most of the body surface. It is the least…
- Cholecystogram, oral See: Oral cholecystogram
- Serine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A dietary nonessential amino acid, serine is present…
- Cys Cysteine. Note that Cys does not stand for cystine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Vitamins >Vitamin A: Retinol. Carotene compounds responsible for transmitting light sensation in the retina of the…