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Elbow bursitis
Elbow bursitis: At the tip of the elbow (the olecranon area), there is a bursa, a fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction with motion. This bursa is known as the olecranon bursa. Because of its location, the…
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- Test, syphilis (RPR) Rapid plasma reagin, a blood test for syphilis that looks for an antibody that is present in the bloodstream…
- Juvenile chronic myelogenous leukemia See: Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- Thermometer, ear A thermometer that registers body temperature via the ear canal. The ear thermometer was invented in 1964 by…
- Mitochondrion Singular of mitochondria. The mitochondria are normal structures called organelles in cells. They are located…
- GD Gaucher's disease
- Tyrosinemia A genetic disorder involving the metabolism of the amino acid tyrosine characterized by abnormally high…
- Brainerd diarrhea A syndrome characterized by the acute onset of watery nonbloody diarrhea (3 or more loose stools per day)…
- Doula 1. A non-medical assistant in childbirth. A doula is not the father but is usually a woman who is experienced…
- Collagen IV alpha 5 See: COL4A5
- Syndrome, fish-odor An inborn error of metabolism associated with an offensive body odor, the smell of rotting fish, due to the…