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Juvenile melanoma
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- Clavus Synonymous with corns. The word 'clavus' is the Latin word for nail
- Tension 1) The pressure within a vessel, such as blood pressure: the pressure within the blood vessels. For example…
- Cholera =4 cel ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Cholera Main…
- Tuberculosis, miliary The presence of numerous sites of tuberculosis infection each of which is minute, due to dissemination of…
- ETM2 A gene for essential tremor, uncontrollable shaking of the hands and head and sometimes other parts of the…
- Anxiety Anxiety: A feeling of apprehension and fear characterized by physical symptoms such as palpitations…
- IGT The Indian Health Service, a part of the US Public Health Service within the US Department of Health and…
- Mucositis Inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the digestive tract from the mouth on down to the anus. Mucositis…
- Retroposition 1. Simple backward displacement of a structure or organ such as the uterus.2. In genetics, the integration of…
- ALMS1 A gene on chromosome 2p13. Alstrom syndrome is caused by mutation of ALMS1