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Zenker's diverticulum
See: Zenker diverticulum
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Show more- Alternative medical system A system of alternative medicine built upon a complete system of theory and practice. Often, such systems…
- Shoulder, frozen See: Frozen shoulder
- Bone, coccygeal The small tail-like bone at the bottom of the spine very near to the anus. The coccyx is made up of 3-5…
- Microbicide An agent that kills microbes, minute forms of life (e.g. bacteria, fungi, and protozoal parasites), some…
- Lateral femoral cutaneous mononeuropathy See: Meralgia paresthetica
- Artemsisia annua A Chinese herb (qinghaosu or sweet wormwood) from which is extracted the antimalarial agent artemisinin
- Fungal nail infection >People with diabetes; >People with disease of the small blood vessels (peripheral vascular disease); and…
- Primary ciliary dyskinesia The immotile cilia syndrome, a condition in which poorly functioning cilia (hairlike projections from cells)…
- Gallstone pancreatitis Pancreatitis: Gallstone-induced pancreatitis. Pancreatitis due to gallstones
- Toe, turf See: Turf toe
- Integron A mobile DNA element that can capture and carry genes, particularly those responsible for antibiotic…
- Eye, dry See: Dry eye