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Tinea barbae
A superficial fungal infection of the skin, affecting the bearded area of the face and neck, with swellings and marked crusting, often with itching, sometimes causing the hair to break off. Also known as ringworm. In the days when men went…
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Show more- Rocky Mountain wood tick A tick that can transmit R. rickettsii, the agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. This tick is found in the…
- Vesicular Pertaining to the presence of one or more vesicles. A vesicle is a small blister. A vesicular rash features…
- Prostaglandin E2 One of the prostaglandins, a group of hormone-like substances that participate in a wide range of body…
- Cup, optic The white, cup-like area in the center of the optic disc. The optic disk is the circular area at the back of…
- BMI calculation The British Medical Journal. The BMJ states that it "aims to help doctors everywhere practice better medicine…
- Janiceps Conjoined twins whose heads are fused together, with the faces looking in opposite directions, like the…
- Thorax The area of the body located between the neck and the abdomen that contains the lungs, the heart and part of…
- Preoperative care Care given before surgery when physical and psychological preparations are made for the operation, according…
- Gene, transporter A gene that allows drugs to enter cells or, in some cases, acts to keep them out. Transporter genes may…
- Mendel, Gregor The great Moravian/Bohemian biologist (1822-84) who set forth the basic laws that constitute the foundation…
- Transudate A fluid that passes through a membrane which filters out much of the protein and cellular elements to yield a…
- Cockle The ventricle of the heart. The origin of the word cockle in this sense is a matter of conjecture but in…