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Poisoning, mercury
The metallic element mercury is poisonous to humans. Mercury poisoning can occur in both acute and chronic forms. Acute mercury poisoning (which today is less common) is associated with ulcerations of the stomach and intestine and with…
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Show more- Whipple disease A form of intestinal malabsorption (an inability to absorb nutrients from the intestine) described in 1907 by…
- CBER Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research: Part of the FDA (the US Food & Drug Administration)
- Rheumatologist A specialist in the non-surgical treatment of rheumatic illnesses, especially arthritis. Rheumatologists have…
- British National Formulary Osteogenesis imperfecta, not one but a group of genetic diseases, all of which affect collagen, a key…
- Scoliosis, nonstructural A structurally normal spine that appears to have a lateral curve (scoliosis). Nonstructural scoliosis…
- Environmental medicine The interactions between risk factors in the environment and human health. Environmental medicine focuses on…
- Watermelon stomach Parallel red sores in the stomach that look like the stripes on a watermelon. Frequently seen with cirrhosis…
- UTI Urinary tract infection. (Not to be confused with URI: upper respiratory infection).
- Renal Having to do with the kidney. From the Latin renes (the kidneys), which gave the French les reins which mean…
- Melanoma, choroidal Malignant melanoma that arises in the eye. See ocular melanoma
- Neuroma, acoustic A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from…
- Ethylene oxide A chemical widely used in the health care industry to sterilize medical devices and also used to make other…