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Show more- Incontinence, fecal Inability to hold feces in the rectum. This is due to failure of voluntary control over the anal sphincters…
- Blindness, legal See: Legal blindness
- RPR test Rapid plasma reagin, a blood test for syphilis that looks for an antibody that is present in the bloodstream…
- Bornholm disease Bornholm disease is a temporary illness that is a result of virus infection. The disease features fever and…
- Marker chromosome An abnormal chromosome that is distinctive in appearance but not fully identified. A marker chromosome is not…
- Breast pain Pain in the breast or mammary gland, known medically as mastalgia. From the Greek masto-, breast + algos, pain
- Rapid eye movement sleep Sleep: Rapid eye movement sleep (REM) sleep is the portion of sleep when there are rapid eye movements…
- Diabetic dermatology See: Diabetic skin disease
- ErbB1 See: EGFR
- Apoplexy A venerable term for a stroke, a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), often associated with loss of consciousness…
- Esophagoscopy Examination of the esophagus using a thin, lighted instrument
- Aortitis Inflammation of the aorta. The causes of aortitis include syphilis or rheumatic fever