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Trench mouth
A progressive painful infection of the mouth and throat with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead tissue from the mouth and throat due to the spread of infection from the gums. Certain germs (including fusiform bacteria and…
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- Adenoiditis Infection of the adenoids.
- Aural vertigo, recurrent A condition, also known as Meniere's disease, with recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears…
- Cor biloculare A two-chambered heart. Cor biloculare is due to failure of development of the walls that normally separate…
- Postmature infant A baby born 2 weeks (14 days) or more after the usual 9 months (280 days) of gestation. The gestation (length…
- Trachea A tube-like portion of the breathing or 'respiratory' tract that connects the 'voice box' (larynx) with the…
- Colorectal cancer Cancer of the colon and rectum. A malignant tumor arising from the inner wall of the large intestine. Risk…
- Skeleton, bones of the The human body has 206 bones. These consist of 80 axial (head and trunk) bones and 126 appendicular (upper…
- Ileitis, terminal Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine involving only the end of the small…
- Hepatitis, toxic Hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) caused by an industrial chemical such as carbon tetrachloride or…
- Liver biopsy Liver biopsy: A procedure in which a small sample of the liver is removed for the diagnosis of abnormal liver…