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Hidradenitis suppurativa
This is an illness characterized by multiple abscesses that form under the arm pits and in the groin area
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- ATG Antithymocyte globulin
- Neurectomy The removal of part or all of a nerve
- Pneumo- Prefix pertaining to breathing, respiration, the lungs, pneumonia, or air
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- Sawbones Slang name for a surgeon and, in particular, an orthopaedic surgeon (who may have 'sawed bones' on the…
- Tongue The tongue is a strong muscle anchored to the floor of the mouth. It is covered by the lingual membrane which…
- Automatic seizure A form of complex partial seizure characterized by automatisms, which are unconscious movements that may…
- Parietal Adjective from the Latin 'parietalis' meaning 'belonging to the wall' that the ancient anatomists used to…
- Oligo- (prefix) Means just a few or scanty. From the Greek 'oligos', few, scanty. Examples of terms starting with oligo-…
- Abscess, skin See: Skin abscess