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Fibroma, cemento-ossifying
Fibroma, cemento-ossifying: A hard fibrous lesion that continues to grow, sometimes to very large size, unless treated, most frequently seen in the jaw or mouth, sometimes in connection with a fracture or another type of injury. Treatment…
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Show more- Yersiniosis An infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Yersinia enterocolitica (and, less often, other forms of…
- Menopause Menopause: The time in a woman's life when menstrual periods permanently stop; it is also called the 'change…
- Physiologic Something that is normal, neither due to anything pathologic nor significant in terms of causing illness
- Prominent vertebra The 7th cervical (neck) vertebra (C7) is sometimes called the prominent vertebra because of the length of its…
- Injury, knee meniscus Injury to one of the two crescent-shaped cartilage pads between the two joints formed by the femur (the thigh…
- Eclampsia Convulsions (seizures) occurring with pregnancy-associated high blood pressure and having no other cause
- Health for All A global health movement undertaken by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the late 20th century. In 1977…
- Syndrome, tarsal tunnel See Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- Natural menopause Menopause: Natural menopause occurs when the ovaries naturally decrease their production of the sex hormones…
- APLS (antiphospholipid antibody syndrome) Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome): An immune disorder characterized by the presence of abnormal antibodies…
- Mother (1) The female parent. (2) To produce offspring as a female. To attribute the maternity of. (3) A cell or…
- Antimetabolite A drug that is similar enough to a natural chemical to participate in a normal biochemical reaction in cells…