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Keloid
Keloid: A scar that doesn't know when to stop. When the skin is injured, cells grow back to fill in the gap. Somehow, they normally 'know' when the scar tissue is level with the skin, at which point the cells stop multiplying. When the…
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Show more- Postpolio syndrome (PPS) Postpolio syndrome (PPS): Persons who have had polio may develop newly progressive fatigue, pain, and…
- Oligonucleotide probe A short sequence of nucleotides synthesized to match a region where a mutation is known to occur and then…
- Sick building syndrome Sick building syndrome: A condition caused by exposure to various noxious agents that affect persons employed…
- Physiatrist Next to child neglect, physical abuse is the second most frequently reported form of child abuse, accounting…
- Insecticide A chemical used specifically to kill or control the growth of insects. Certain insecticides have been banned…
- Postlingual After the development of speech and language. As opposed to prelingual, before the development of speech. See…
- Urothelium The lining of the ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra. NTER>
- Polyp colon family history See: Colon cancer family history
- Liposarcoma A malignant tumor that arises in fat cells in deep soft tissue, such as that inside the thigh. Most frequent…
- Magnesia Named after a town in present day Turkey where an ore containing magnesium carbonate was mined. Milk of…
- Enteropathy Any pathology (disease) of the intestine.
- Recurrent Back again. A recurrent fever is a fever that has returned after an intermission: a recrudescent fever