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Psoralen photochemotherapy
See: PUVA
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Show more- Film, lateral An X-ray picture taken from the side
- Thomas Campion See: Campion, Thomas
- Demulcent Soothing. The word 'demulcent' comes from the Latin verb, 'demulcere' meaning 'to caress.' Something that is…
- Migrainous neuralgia A distinctive syndrome of headaches, today better known as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- Dystonia, focal, due to torticollis See: Focal dystonia due to torticollis
- SSPE Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a chronic brain disease of children and adolescents that occurs months…
- Craniopagus Conjoined twins whose heads are fused together. From cranio-, relating to the cranium + the Greek pagos…
- Fava bean The broad bean to which many people react adversely with an acute hemolytic anemia with sudden breakup of red…
- Cup, optic The white, cup-like area in the center of the optic disc. The optic disk is the circular area at the back of…
- Hay fever Hay fever: A seasonal allergy to airborne particles characterized by itchy eyes, runny nose, nasal…
- Keratosis pilaris Keratosis pilaris: Small rough bumps, generally on the face, upper arms, and thighs. Keratosis refers to a…
- Juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis Juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis involves the growth of numerous warty growths on the vocal cords in…