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Onychoosteodysplasia
This is the nail-patella syndrome, an hereditary condition characterized by abnormally formed (dysplastic) or absent nails and by absent or underdeveloped (hypoplastic) kneecaps (patellae). Other features of the syndrome include: > >Iliac…
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Show more- Prepuce The fold of skin that covers the head of the penis. Also known as the foreskin. Only about 1 in every 20 boys…
- Psoriasis, pustular A type of recurring psoriasis characterized by the appearance of pus-filed pimples and sores in clusters. It…
- Hematologist A physician who is specially trained in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the blood and…
- Postmaturity Overly mature, overly developed, especially as regards a baby. A baby born 2 weeks (14 days) or more after…
- Off-pump Not on the pump, usually meaning not on the heart-lung machine. See also: Off-pump surgery
- Pleural Pertaining to the pleura, the thin covering that protects the lungs. The term 'pleural' is pronounced like…
- Metapneumovirus See: Human metapneumovirus
- Calcified granuloma A calcified granuloma is a granuloma containing calcium deposits. Since it usually takes some time for…
- Vulvar pain, chronic Also called essential vulvodynia (literally means 'painful vulva'), pain in the vulva, the female external…
- Leprosy See: Hansen disease
- Lichenification Thick, leathery skin, usually the result of constant scratching and rubbing. With prolonged rubbing or…
- Cloning, DNA The use of DNA manipulation procedures to produce multiple copies of a single gene or segment of DNA