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Pollenosis
See: Pollinosis
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Show more- Facies A direct borrowing from the Latin, facies means face.
- Cataract A clouding of the lens of the eye. The normally clear aspirin-sized lens of the eye starts to become cloudy…
- Syndrome, KID Acronym for the Keratitis- Ichthyosis-Deafness syndrome, a genetic disorder. See…
- Goiter, diffuse toxic Graves disease, the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland), with…
- Laparotomy An operation to open the abdomen. The word 'laparotomy' was first used to designate this operation in 1878 by…
- Gene expression The translation of information encoded in a gene into protein or RNA. Expressed genes include genes that are…
- Sacroiliac joint pain : See sacroiliac joint dysfunction.
- Asp Aspartic acid. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Adenomyosis Pronounced a-den-o- mi-o-sis, this is a common benign condition of the uterus in which the endometrium (the…
- Anti-CCP See: Citrulline antibody
- TSH Stands for thyroid stimulating hormone, a hormone produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain in…
- Fetoscopy A technique for looking directly at the fetus within the uterus (using a fetoscope).