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Fasciitis
Fasciitis: Inflammation of the fascia (a lining tissue under the skin that covers a surface of underlying tissues)
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- Birth assistant See: Doula (the first meaning)
- Mucous Pertaining to mucus, a thick fluid produced by the lining of some tissues of the body. 'Mucus' without an 'o'…
- RNAi Abbreviation for RNA interference. See RNA interference
- Pleural effusion Excess fluid between the two membranes that envelop the lungs. These membranes are called the visceral and…
- Hematochezia Bright red blood in the stool, usually from the lower gastrointestinal tract -- the colon or rectum -- or…
- Complex partial seizure A form of partial seizure during which the person loses awareness. The patient does not actually become…
- Stromal Pertaining to the stroma of an organ. See: Stroma
- Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome A form of mucopolysaccharidosis with the clinical onset before age 3 that is characterized by an inability to…
- Reverse genetics In classic genetics, the traditional approach was to find a gene product and then try to identify the gene…
- Enteritis, Crohn Crohn disease involving only the small intestine. Crohn disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder, primarily…
- NCV Nerve conduction velocity. See: Nerve conduction velocity test