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Pyoderma gangrenosum
An ulcerating condition of the skin leading to hollowed-out areas (ulcers) with heaped-up borders and a typical appearance. The lesion(s) usually begin as soft raised nodules on the skin which proceed to ulcerate. The ulcers enlarge and…
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- BSL-1 Biosafety level 1. The lowest level of biosafety, a level that applies to agents that do not ordinarily cause…
- Fever, five-day Fever, five-day: Also called trench fever, this is a disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in…
- Lanugo Downy hair on the body of the fetus and newborn baby. It is the first hair to be produced by the fetal hair…
- Lindau-von Hippel syndrome See Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
- Grief therapy >Develop the ability to experience, express, and adjust to painful grief-related changes. >Find effective…
- Syndrome, Gelineau A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Named for a French…
- Abortive The word 'abortive' has a number of meanings including prematurely born; fruitless or unsuccessful…
- Pericardial tamponade A life-threatening situation in which there is such a large amount of fluid (usually blood) inside the…
- Dorothy Hodgkin See: Hodgkin, Dorothy
- Roundworm genome See: C. elegans genome
- Implantable pacemaker Pacemaker: A device that uses electrical impulses to regulate the heart rhythm or to reproduce that rhythm…