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Dermal
Suffix indicating a relationship to the skin. As in ectodermal, endodermal, and mesodermal; epidermal; and an intradermal injection. From the Greek word derma for skin
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Show more- Lymphadenopathy-associated virus Another name for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS. Please see: Lymphadenopathy virus
- Hammer The malleus
- Horace Albert Barker See: Barker, Horace Albert
- Plexus, brachial See: Brachial plexus
- UV radiation Ultraviolet radiation. Invisible rays that are part of the energy that comes from the sun, can burn the skin…
- Vomiting of pregnancy, pernicious Medically known as hyperemesis gravidarum, this is excessive vomiting in early pregnancy. By definition…
- Neuralgia, ciliary A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- Hypertrophic hypoproteinemic gastropathy See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Keratoconus Keratoconus: Cone-shaped cornea with the apex of the cone being forward. Also called conical cornea.
- Introitus, vaginal The vaginal opening is called the introitus of the vagina. The Latin word 'introitus' comes from 'intro'…
- Stercolith See: Fecalith
- Laminaria A small rod-shaped piece of dried seaweed; when placed within the cervix, a laminaria causes it to gradually…