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Keratosis, seborrheic
A benign skin disorder due to excessive growth of the top layer of skin cells, usually found in persons over 30 years old. They may appear as just one growth or in clusters. They are most often brown but can differ in color and range…
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- Rosacea keratitis A condition affecting the eyes in about half of all cases of rosacea. It is characterized by burning and…
- TPH2 Tryptophan hydroxylase 2, also known as neuronal tryptophan hydroxylase (NTPH), the key rate-limiting enzyme…
- Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is a substance that has been detected in patients with certain tumors, namely…
- Heart-lung machine A machine that does the work both of the heart (pump blood) and the lungs (oxygenate the blood). Used, for…
- Fear of ghosts An abnormal and persistent fear of ghosts. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety even though they…
- Brontophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of thunder that causes undue anxiety even though sufferers realize that…
- Joint, atloaxoid : The joint between the atlas and axis bones. The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra which is just…
- Abdominal muscle deficiency syndrome Partial or complete absence of the abdominal muscles so that the outlines of the intestines are visible…
- Therapy, antiretroviral (ART) Treatment that suppresses or stops a retrovirus. One of the retrovirus is the human immunodeficiency virus…
- Ear, internal There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the internal ear. The…
- Gyrus lingualis See: Lingual gyrus