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Psoriatic arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis: Joint inflammation associated with psoriasis. Psoriatic arthritis is a potentially destructive and deforming form of arthritis that affects approximately 10% of persons with psoriasis.
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Show more- Malnutrition-related diabetes At one time, a distinct type of diabetes mellitus, often associated with the tropics and so also called…
- HDV Hepatitis D virus
- Genitourinary (GU) Pertaining to the genital and urinary systems
- Reciprocal translocation A type of chromosome rearrangement involving the exchange of chromosome segments between two chromosomes that…
- Atheroma A fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery, resulting from atherosclerosis. Also called an…
- Section, Cesarian The obstetrical procedure is often spelled this way in the U.S. with just an 'e'although the Roman emperor…
- Osteoid osteoma A benign tumor of bone tissue. It emerges most often in the teens or 20s, and is found most frequently in the…
- Atherectomy A procedure for opening up an artery by removing the plaque (atheroma) produced by the build-up of…
- Fong disease See Nail-patella syndrome
- Body packer An individual who ingests wrapped packets of illicit drugs such as cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, ecstasy…
- Sponge, vaginal contraceptive See: Vaginal contraceptive sponge
- HSA 1. In the US, Health Saving Account.2. Human serum albumin