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Ritter disease
This is the scalded skin syndrome, a potentially serious side effect of infection with the Staph (Staphylococcus) bacteria that produces a specific protein which loosens the 'cement' holding the various layers of the skin together. This…
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- Heteroerotic Having to do with sexual excitement toward the opposite sex. By contrast with alloerotic
- Syndactyly, cutaneous A condition in which fingers or toes are joined together, and the joining involves only the skin, not the…
- Exogenous Originating from outside the organism. Insulin taken by a diabetic is exogenous insulin
- Fluorescent in situ hybridization An important molecular cytogenetic method for identifying chromosomes and parts of chromosomes, deciphering…
- Retinoid Retinol is vitamin A. Carotene compounds (found, for example, in egg yolk, butter and cream) are gradually…
- Hemoptysis Spitting up blood or blood-tinged sputum. Pronounced he-MOP-tis-is. The word 'hemoptysis' comes from the…
- Family therapy A type of psychotherapy designed to identify family patterns that contribute to a behavior disorder or mental…
- Disease, hydroxyapatite crystal The inflammation caused by hydroxyapatite crystals has been referred to as hydroxyapatite crystal disease…
- Tropical cyclone A regionally specific name for a strong tropical cyclone in the Southwest Indian Ocean. Other terms for…
- Vitamin B -- nicotinic acid Deficiency of nicotinic acid (also known as niacin), one of the B-complex vitamins, causes pellagra. Pellagra…
- Anterior cruciate ligament A ligament in the knee that crosses from the underside of the femur (the thigh bone) to the top of the tibia…