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Osgood-Schlatter disease
Osgood-Schlatter disease: A condition involving inflammation and sometimes tearing of ligaments within the knee and lower leg. Treatment is by rest, casting if necessary, and sometimes surgery. Osgood-Schlatter disease is caused by…
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- Contact dermatitis, allergic Also called allergic contact eczema, this is a red, itchy, weepy reaction where the skin has come into…
- Familial breast cancer A number of factors have been identified that increase the risk of breast cancer. One of the strongest of…
- Anastrozole An oral antiestrogen. Anastrozole inhibits the enzyme aromatase in the adrenal glands that produces the…
- Upper leg The upper leg is the superior (top) segment of the leg: the part above the knee. As compared to the lower leg…
- Social phobia Excessive fear of embarrassment in social situations that is extremely intrusive and can have debilitating…
- Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia, for short.) A group of bacteria found in soil and water that are often resistant to common…
- MCHC Abbreviation for mean cell hemoglobin concentration, which is the average concentration of hemoglobin in a…
- Cyst of the ovary, follicular A fluid-filled sac in the ovary, the most common type of ovarian cyst. It results from the growth of a…
- Accessibility of services The ability to get medical care and services when needed
- Familial Parkinson disease type 2 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal recessive manner due to mutation in the gene…
- Allodynia Pain from stimuli which are not normally painful. The pain may occur other than in the area stimulated…