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Irritant contact dermatitis
Dermatitis: A rash brought about by constant irritation from a substance. For example, anyone who washes their hands many times a day can develop 'dish pan hands.' Another example is in young children who lick their lips repeatedly…
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- Perspiration 1) The secretion of fluid by the sweat (sudoriferous) glands. These small, tubular glands are situated within…
- PUVA PUVA stands for psoralen (P) and ultraviolet A (UVA) therapy in which the patient is exposed first to…
- Bone, breast Breast: Familiar name for what is medically termed the sternum, the long flat bone in the middle of the front…
- Sclerosis Localized hardening of skin
- Sarcoma, Kaposi Sarcoma, Kaposi: A relatively rare type of skin malignancy that tends to afflict elderly people or…
- Carcinoma, basal cell Carcinoma, basal cell: The most common type of skin cancer, a disease in which the cancer cells resemble the…
- Test, Gesell Developmental A measure of child development devised by the American child psychologist and pediatrician Arnold Gesell…
- First American medical school King's College Medical School founded in New York in 1767. Its mission was fairly lofty -- to 'enlarge the…
- Physicians' Desk Reference A thick volume that provides a guide to all prescription drugs available in the United States. Although not…
- Pericardial Referring to the pericardium, the sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart. The inner surface of the…
- Adducted thumbs with mental retardation A syndrome with the following characteristic features: > >neurologically: mental retardation and aphasia…