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Melorheostosis
A rare bone condition that usually begins in childhood characterized by thickening of the bones (sclerosis) of a limb. Pain is frequent in the involved limb. The affected bone can have the appearance of 'dripping candle wax' when…
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Show more- X, factor A coagulation factor, a substance in blood essential to the normal clotting process. Production of factor X…
- Dyspnoea Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath. Dyspnoea is a sign of serious disease of the airway…
- Goiter, iodide Just as too little iodine can cause thyroid disease, so may prolonged intake of too much iodine also lead to…
- Cranial nerve XI The eleventh cranial nerve is the accessory nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the accessory nerve included…
- Orbital ridge The bony ridge beneath the eyebrow
- Hiccup A hiccup is an extraordinary type of respiratory movement involving a sudden inspiration (intake of air) due…
- Erythromycin Erythromycin: Erythromycin is a common antibiotic for treating bacterial infection. Sold under many brand…
- Clinical trial See: Clinical trials. See also: Inconclusive clinical trial; Negative clinical trial; Non-inferior clinical…
- Mucolipidosis III A type of mucolipidosis characterized by deficiency of the enzyme N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphotransferase…
- Scorbutus Scurvy. Ascorbic acid was so-named because it prevents scorbutus (scurvy). See also: Paprika
- Pneumatic larynx A device that uses air to produce sound, helping a person whose larynx has been removed to talk
- Fungistatic Capable of inhibiting the growth of fungi