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Acanthamoeba keratitis
Infection of the cornea by acanthamoeba, a microscopic water-borne ameba. The disease tends to occur in people who wear contact lens. It can accompany a bacterial infection of the eye. Acanthamoeba keratitis can produce corneal ulceration…
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Show more- Purpura 1. A hemorrhagic area in the skin. The area of bleeding within the skin, by definition, is greater than 3…
- Cerebral hemispheres The two halves of the cerebrum, the largest part of the brain.
- Encephalitis, viral Inflammation of the brain as a result of virus infection. There are many viruses that cause viral…
- Hypopigmented Underpigmented.
- Sleep Sleep: The body's rest cycle. Sleep is triggered by a complex group of hormones that are active in the main…
- Macula A macula is a small spot. A macula on the skin is a small flat spot while the macula in the eye is a small…
- Medicine, family Also called family practice. The medical specialty which provides continuing and comprehensive health care…
- AVN Avascular necrosis
- Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) The chromosome abnormality that causes chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Abbreviated as the Ph chromosome. The…
- Family, extended See: Extended family
- Abdominal pain Our Abdominal pain Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Abdominal…
- Cancer, lung Cancer of the major organ of respiration - the lung. Lung cancer kills more men and women than any other form…