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Melanoma, benign
A tumor of the melanocytes that is not cancerous
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- Epilepsy, temporal lobe See: Epilepsy, temporal-lobe
- TSD Abbreviation for Tay-Sachs disease, a genetic metabolic disorder. See: Tay-Sachs disease
- Dermabrasion Dermabrasion: Dermabrasion is a surgical procedure that involves the controlled abrasion (wearing away) of…
- Predispose To make more likely or render susceptible. Smoking predisposes to a number of diseases, including esophageal…
- Popcorn worker's lung A form of bronchiolitis obliterans, a severe obstructive lung disease, in workers who mix and package…
- Complementary medicine A group of diagnostic and therapeutic disciplines that are used together with conventional medicine. An…
- Hepatitis F It was formerly believed that a virus isolated from rare blood samples was able to cause hepatitis, and this…
- Contact healing Another name for the alternative medicine practice of laying on of hands. See: Laying on of hands. See also…
- Gregarious Living in the company of others. A gregarious parasite is one whose nutritional requirements are such that…
- PDR Physicians' Desk Reference (please see entry to Physicians' Desk Reference). PDR less frequently stands for…
- Rheumatism Rheumatism is an older term, used to describe any of a number of painful conditions of muscles, tendons…