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Labial herpes
Herpes: A small sore situated on the face or in the mouth that causes pain, burning, or itching before bursting and crusting over. The favorite locations are on the lips (the labia), chin or cheeks and in the nostrils. Less frequented…
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- Chemical menopause Menopause: Menopause induced by chemotherapy or other chemicals or medications. Chemical menopause is a type…
- Tetrapeptide A peptide consisting of four amino acids
- Gout, tophaceous A form of chronic gout whereby nodular masses of uric acid crystals (tophi) are deposited in different soft…
- Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Macroglobulinemia, Waldenstrom See: Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
- Pituitary dwarfism Dwarfism caused by a lack of growth hormone, usually due to malfunction of the pituitary gland. Children with…
- Sequence, complementary Nucleic acid sequence of bases that can form a double- stranded structure by matching base pairs. For…
- Hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome (HMPS) A cancer family syndrome characterized by the development of a variety of different types of polyps in…
- Arteria femoralis See: Femoral artery
- Syndrome, Brachmann-de Lange See: de Lange syndrome
- Tympano- Prefix indicating a relationship to the ear drum (tympanum). For example, tympanometry is a test that…