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- Pleurisy Pleurisy: Inflammation of the pleura, the linings surrounding the lungs. There are two layers of pleura; one…
- Mesenteric vein One of the large veins which return blood from the intestines. The inferior (lower) mesenteric vein empties…
- Scan As a noun, the data or image obtained from the examination of organs or regions of the body by gathering…
- Inverse psoriasis Also called flexural psoriasis, a form of psoriasis found in the armpits, groin, under the breasts and in…
- Feeding, breast See: Breastfeeding
- Lymphoma Tumor of the lymphoid tissue. Diagnosis is by biopsy. Treatment may be chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, or…
- Apgar score El ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Apgar score Main…
- Raynaud's phenomenon Short for red blood cells, the cells that carry oxygen and carbon dioxide through the blood. This rather…
- Ciguatera Seafood poisoning due to ciguatoxin, a toxin acquired by eating fish that have consumed toxic single-celled…
- Disorders, lymphoproliferative Malignant diseases of the lymphoid cells and cells from the reticuloendothelial system (which take up and…
- Elastase inhibitor See: Antielastase