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Depression, agitated
See: Agitated depression
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- End-stage renal disease ESRD. Chronic irreversible renal failure
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- Thymus gland See: Thymus
- Penis, inflammation of the foreskin and glans In the uncircumcised male, balanitis (inflammation of the glans, the rounded head of the penis) and posthitis…
- Syndrome, fragile X The most common heritable form of mental retardation, occurring in about one in two thousand males and a…
- Breast cancer Breast cancer: Breast cancer is diagnosed with self- and physician-examination of the breasts, mammography…
- Sixth disease A viral disease of infants and young children with sudden onset of high fever which lasts several days and…
- Dermatoglyphic Pertaining to dermatoglyphics -- the study of dermal ridges on the fingers, palms, toes, and soles