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Fireworks injury
An injury from a device for producing a striking display by the combustion of explosive or flammable compositions. Since fireworks are often used around holidays, fireworks injuries tend to cluster about holidays and can spoil them. All…
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Show more- Tenesmus Straining, especially long-continued, ineffectual and painful straining, at stool or in urination. Straining…
- Ovarian remnant syndrome Pelvic pain due to leftover ovarian tissue after removal of the ovaries and fallopian tubes. Ovarian remnant…
- Acetabular labrum Acetabular labrum: A ring of fibrocartilage (fibrous cartilage) that runs around the acetabulum (cup) of the…
- Scoliosis, idiopathic A structurally normal spine that appears to have a lateral curve (scoliosis). Nonstructural scoliosis…
- Dementia complex, AIDS See: AIDS dementia complex
- Chromatin remodeling See: Chromatin remodeling.
- AK 1. Above the knee. 2. Acanthamoeba keratitis. 3. Actinic keratosis
- NICU Newborn, or Neonatal, Intensive Care Unit, an intensive care unit designed for premature and ill newborn…
- Goiter Enlargement of the thyroid gland. A goiter is not cancerous. It is simply a thyroid gland that is bigger than…
- Periostitis Inflammation of the periosteum, a dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps…
- Cyclothymia A form of bipolar disorder in which the mood swings are less severe. See also bipolar disease.
- Transporter gene The ability of genes to change position on chromosomes, a process in which a transposable element is removed…