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Meibomitis
See: Meibomianitis
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Show more- Cream A word with many meanings that, in medicine and pharmacy, refers to a water-soluble preparation applied to…
- Zidovudine Zidovudine: See: AZT.
- Antisocial personality See: Antisocial personality disorder
- Meningitis, bacterial Inflammation of the meninges due to a bacterial infection. Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) was the…
- Disease, Alpers See: Alpers disease
- Sleep paralysis A frightening form of paralysis that occurs when a person suddenly finds himself or herself unable to move…
- X chromosome A sex chromosome found in both females and males. Normal females usually have two X chromosomes. Normal males…
- Pediatric renal infection See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy Recurring meningitis without identifiable cause that leaves no residual damage to the nervous system. Benign…
- Dwarfism, pituitary Dwarfism caused by a lack of growth hormone, usually due to malfunction of the pituitary gland. Children with…
- Mesodermal Pertaining to the mesoderm or to tissues derived from the mesoderm
- Thrombectomy Procedure to remove a clot (a thrombus)