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Show more- Debilitate To impair the strength or to enfeeble. A chronic progressive disease may debilitate a patient. So may…
- Dysplastic nevus An atypical mole whose appearance is different from that of a common ordinary mole. Dysplastic nevi tend to…
- Transsexual A person who desires or has achieved transsexualism. See transsexualism
- Tuberous sclerosis 1 The TSC1 gene involved in causing the disease tuberous sclerosis. See: TSC1
- CD10 A cell surface enzyme with neutral metalloendopeptidase activity. CD10 is also known as CALLA (common acute…
- Differential diagnosis The process of weighing the probability of one disease versus that of other diseases possibly accounting for…
- Familial mental retardation protein See FMRP.
- Open fracture A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin. Also called a compound fracture. NTER> Note that…
- Hyperparathyroidism Hyperparathyroidism: Too much parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood…
- Belching A normal process to relieve distention from the air that accumulates in the stomach. The upper abdominal…
- Static posture Any posture that is held for a long time. A static posture may result in fatigue and even injury over time
- Tuberculosis, dormant Tuberculosis, dormant: The presence of evidence for tuberculosis infection from a positive TB skin test in a…