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Disorders, myeloproliferative
Malignant diseases of certain bone marrow cells including those that give rise to the red blood cells, the granulocytes (types of white blood cells), and the platelets (crucial to blood clotting). The myeloproliferative disorders include…
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- Day sight Night blindness. Listed in medical dictionaries under 'Nyctalopia' from the Greek 'nyct' (night) + 'aloas'…
- Carbohydrate intake, infant Carbohydrates (glucose, lactose, sucrose, galactose, etc.) are sugars or several sugars linked together…
- Pork tapeworm infection Known medically as cysticercosis, an infection caused by Taenia solium (the pork tapeworm). Infection occurs…
- KID syndrome Acronym for the Keratitis- Ichthyosis-Deafness syndrome, a genetic disorder. See…
- Emetophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of vomiting. Sufferers of emetophobia experience undue anxiety even though…
- Acrochordon A small tag of skin that may have a stalk (a peduncle). An acrochordon may appear on skin anywhere although…
- Distention The state of being distended, enlarged, swollen from internal pressure. For example, on inhalation there is…
- Cardiac rehabilitation A program for people with heart disease designed to reduce future heart risks. Cardiac rehabilitation usually…
- Purpura, anaphylactoid See: Schonlein-Henoch purpura
- Roofer's knee See prepatellar bursitis.
- Thoracic aneurysm A local widening and bulging of a vessel (an aneurysm) within the thorax (chest). See: Aortic aneurysm. An…