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Allergic granulomatous angiitis
See: Churg-Strauss syndrome
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Show more- Gout, tophaceous A form of chronic gout whereby nodular masses of uric acid crystals (tophi) are deposited in different soft…
- Vein, saphenous The saphenous veins -- there are two, the great and the small saphenous veins -- are the principal veins that…
- Cowpox A mild skin disease of milk cows, principally confined to the udder and teats, that may be contracted by…
- Vagina The muscular canal extending from the cervix to the outside of the body. It is usually six to seven inches in…
- Prepuce The fold of skin that covers the head of the penis. Also known as the foreskin. Only about 1 in every 20 boys…
- Dystocia Difficult or abnormal labor or delivery. From the Greek 'dys' meaning 'difficult, painful, disordered…
- Heart valves There are four heart valves. All are one-way valves. Blood entering the heart first passes through the…
- Brain That part of the central nervous system that is located within the cranium (skull). The brain functions as…
- Travel medicine Travel medicine: A branch of medicine that specializes in diseases and conditions that are acquired during…
- Pulmonary acinus The ending of a tiny airway in the lung, where the alveoli (air sacs) are located. In anatomy, an acinus is a…
- Vesical Refers to the urinary bladder. The word comes from the Latin vesica meaning a bag or bladder
- Allopathic medicine The system of medical practice which treats disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different…