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Cubital tunnel
The opening between the two heads of a muscle through which the ulnar nerve passes at the elbow and enters the forearm. (The muscle is called the flexor carpi ulnaris.) Compression of the ulnar nerve in this passageway results in the…
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- Sporotrichosis Sporotrichosis: An infection most commonly of the skin caused by the fungus Sporothrix schenckii. Persons…
- Pancreatic juices Inflammation of the pancreas. Of the many diverse causes of pancreatitis, the most common are alcohol and…
- Total parenteral nutrition Intravenous feeding that provides a patient with all of the fluid and the essential nutrients they need when…
- Radiation toxicity See: Acute radiation syndrome
- Tapazol Trade name for methimazole, an antithyroid medication.
- Hernia Hernia: A general term referring to a protrusion of a tissue through the wall of the cavity in which it is…
- Spinal cord The major column of nerve tissue that is connected to the brain and lies within the vertebral canal and from…
- Medical school syndrome A form of acute hypochondriasis that affects most people in training to be a physician. For example, when…
- Human T-lymphotropic virus type III An obsolete term for the human immunodeficiency virus, now commonly called HIV
- Felty's syndrome Felty's syndrome: A complication of long-standing rheumatoid arthritis. See: Felty syndrome.
- Papilloma, cutaneous A small tag of skin that may have a stalk (a peduncle). Cutaneous papillomas may appear on the skin almost…