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Dermatomyositis
A chronic inflammatory disease of skin and muscle which is associated with patches of slightly raised reddish or scaly rash. The rash can be on the bridge of the nose, around the eyes, or on sun-exposed areas of the neck and chest…
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Show more- Crypt In anatomy, a crypt is variously a blind alley, a tube with no exit, a depression, or a pit -- in an…
- DMD (dystonia musculorum deformans) Also called torsion dystonia, this is a rare, generalized dystonia (a state of abnormal -- either excessive…
- Fever, jail See: Typhus, epidemic
- Dysmorphic feature A body characteristic that is abnormally formed. A malformed ear, for example, is a dysmorphic feature…
- PUBS (percutaneous umbilical blood sampling) In PUBS, a needle is inserted through the mother's abdominal wall and the uterine wall and usually blood is…
- Goiter, diffuse toxic Graves disease, the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland), with…
- Stricture of the esophagus, chronic A narrowing or closure of the normal opening of the swallowing tube leading to the stomach, usually caused by…
- Monilia A yeast-like fungus now called Candida.
- Abuse, steroid Use of substances containing anabolic steroids to increase muscle mass. Such steroids can have many side…
- Acute epiglottitis A very rapidly progressive infection causing inflammation of the epiglottis (the flap that covers the…
- Nucleus, arcuate See: Arcuate nucleus
- Kidney stone Kidney stone: A stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract). Kidney stones are a common cause of…