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Acute membranous gingivitis
This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead tissue from the mouth and throat due to the spread of infection from the gums. Certain germs (including fusiform bacteria and…
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- Chlamydia trachomatis A bacterium that causes a disease called trachoma that results in blindness so frequently that it places a…
- Oculocutaneous albinism See: Albinism, oculocutaneous
- Skin, tattooing of the The permanent insertion of ink or other pigments below the skin using a sharp instrument. Humans have done…
- Laboratory, Jackson The premiere place for mouse genetics and the largest mammalian genetic research facility in the world. Many…
- Abscess, breast See: Breast abscess. see also: Breast infection; Mastitis
- Jawbone 1. As a noun, a bone of the jaw, particularly the mandible.2. As a verb, to try and influence with words…
- Amer College of Ob and Gyn (ACOG) Gynecologists (ACOG): The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is an organization concerned…
- Madelung disease A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
- Mite-borne typhus Scrub: typhus, a mite-borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi…
- Bone scan A technique to create images of bones on a computer screen or on film. A small amount of radioactive material…
- UTI in children See: Urinary tract infection in children