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Dysplastic nevus
An atypical mole whose appearance is different from that of a common ordinary mole. Dysplastic nevi tend to be larger than ordinary moles, have more irregular borders, are often mixed in color and present in large numbers. A dysplastic…
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Show more- Knee ligaments Ligaments are strong, elastic bands of tissue that connect bone to bone. They provide strength and stability…
- Cut An area of severed skin. Wash a cut or scrape it with soap and water, and keep it clean and dry. Putting…
- Conjunctivitis, allergic Inflammation of the whites of the eyes (the conjunctivae) with itching and redness of the eyes and tearing…
- Syndrome, abdominal muscle deficiency See: Abdominal muscle deficiency syndrome
- Serratus One of several muscles of the back and thorax. that have interdigitating slips that ressemble the notches on…
- PARK2 Familial Parkinson disease type 2
- Infectious mononucleosis Infectious mononucleosis: A specific viral infection (with the Epstein-Barr virus) in which there is an…
- Delivery, breech Delivery in which the buttocks present before the head
- Heights, fear of An irrational unreasonable fear of heights is called acrophobia. From the Greek 'acron', height + 'phobos'…
- Scrub in To wash the hands and forearms very thoroughly, as for surgery. To scrub in implies the use of a brush (and…
- Frotteurism Frotteurism is a problem where the focus of the person's sexual urges is related to touching or rubbing his…
- Chemofog See: Chemobrain