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Shotty
Resembling shot or pellets of lead, shotgun pellets and, hence, hard and round. The term 'shotty' was in use in the 19th century. It is now generally obsolete but it is still in medicinal usage. Shotty is very commonly used in describing…
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Show more- Meningitis, cryptococcal Inflammation of the meninges due to infection with the fungal organism cryptococcus neoformans, which is…
- Bid (on prescription) Seen on a prescription, bid means twice (two times) a day. It is an abbreviation for 'bis in die' which in…
- Pulmonary Having to do with the lungs. (The word comes from the Latin pulmo for lung).
- Leukodystrophy A disorder of the white matter of the brain, the part of the brain that contains myelinated nerve fibers. The…
- Personality disorder A disorder characterized by the chronic use of mechanisms of coping in an inappropriate, stereotyped, and…
- HBV Hepatitis B virus. A virus which primarily causes inflammation of the liver. The hepatitis B virus can be…
- Meibomian cyst A cyst of the little glands called Meibomian glands that are located in the eyelids and make a lubricant they…
- Palindromic Pertaining to a palindrome. A DNA sequence that reads the same in both directions is a palindromic sequence
- Giant cell arteritis A serious disease characterized by inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels (vasculitis). The vessels…
- Sciatic nerve The largest nerve in the body, the sciatic nerve begins from nerve roots in the lumbar part of the spinal…
- Macular degeneration Macular degeneration: A disease that progressively destroys the macula, the central portion of the retina…
- Therapy, adjuvant Treatment that is given in addition to the primary (initial) treatment. Adjuvant treatment is an addition to…