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White subungual onychomycosis, proximal
The rarest form of fungus infection of the finger or toenail. (Fungus infection of the finger or toenail is also called onychomycosis.) The infection begins in the nail fold (the portion of the nail opposite the tip of the finger)…
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Show more- Tone deafness The inability to recognize musical tones or reproduce them. Also called amusia
- Syndrome, chromosome 4p- The 4p- syndrome or Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, is a chromosome disorder due to partial deletion of the short…
- Brace, foot-drop See Ankle-foot orthosis
- Pregnancy Pregnancy: The state of carrying a developing embryo or fetus within the female body. This condition can be…
- Quadriplegia Paralysis of all four limbs, both arms and both legs, as from a high spinal cord accident or stroke.
- Cecal Pertaining to the cecum (also spelled caecum), the first portion of the large bowel, situated in the lower…
- Vitamins >Vitamin A: Retinol. Carotene compounds responsible for transmitting light sensation in the retina of the…
- Immunization, serum hepatitis See Immunization, hepatitis B
- Endometritis Inflammation of the endometrium. The endometrium is the inner layer of the womb (uterus)
- Pediatric cystitis Bladder infection in a child. See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Adhesive capsulitis Constant severe limitation of the range of motion of the shoulder due to scarring around the shoulder joint…
- School, medical See: Medical school