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Periosteoma
A benign tumor arising from the periosteum, the dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps (invests) all bone (except the articular surfaces of bone in joints which are covered by synovial membranes). Also…
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- DXA Dual X-ray absorptometry. A technique for scanning bone and measuring bone mineral density (BMD). A DXA…
- Virulent Extremely noxious, damaging, deleterious, disease-causing (pathogenic). Marked by a rapid, severe, and…
- Pruritic Itchy. A scab may be pruritic
- Complicated grief Grief that is complicated by adjustment disorders (especially depressed and anxious mood or disturbed…
- Pool, gene The sum total of genes, with all their variations, possessed by a particular species at a particular time…
- CoQ10 See: Coenzyme Q10
- Allopathy The system of medical practice which treats disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different…
- Syndrome, economy class The formation of blood clots in veins deep within the legs -- deep vein thrombosis -- occurring during (or…
- RNAi Abbreviation for RNA interference. See RNA interference
- Alpha-galactosidase A deficiency See: Fabry disease