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Forensic medicine
The branch of medicine that deals with the application of medical knowledge to legal problems and legal proceedings. Also called legal medicine. A physician may be engaged in forensic (or legal) medicine; a lawyer with comparable interests…
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- NvCJD New variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a human disease thought due to the same infectious agent as bovine…
- Iatromelia Ineffective or negligent medical treatment. From 'iatro-' meaning a relationship to a physician or medicine +…
- Blood in the urine Blood in the urine is termed hematuria. Gross hematuria refers to blood that is so plentiful in the urine…
- Optic nerve head The circular area in the back of the inside of the eye where the optic nerve connects to the retina
- Kearns-Sayre syndrome Exercises designed to increase muscle strength and elasticity in the female pelvis. Kegel exercises may be…
- Vestibular neuronitis Inflammation of the vestibular nerve, the nerve running to the vestibule. (The vestibule is in the inner ear…
- Ciliary neuralgia A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- Eczema, nummular Coin-shaped patches of irritated skin-most common on the arms, back, buttocks, and lower legs that may be…
- Prothrombin A coagulation (clotting) factor that is needed for the normal clotting of blood. A cascade of biochemical…
- Pineal region tumor A brain tumor on or near the pineal gland. There are at least 17 types of pineal gland tumors, most of which…