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Elbow pain is most often the result of tendinitis, which can affect the inner or outer elbow. Treatment includes ice, rest, and medication for inflammation. Elbow pain has many other causes including arthritis and bursitis. Funny bone…
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- Allergic rhinitis, perennial Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) that occurs throughout the year
- Deltoid An adjective and a noun. Adjective: In the shape of delta, the fourth letter in the Greek alphabet. A capital…
- Drug, anti-infective Something capable of acting against infection, by inhibiting the spread of an infectious agent or by killing…
- Dystocia, placental See: Placental dystocia
- Pax3 One in a family of Pax genes involved in regulating embryonic development at the level of transcription. The…
- Drug, generic >The chemical name of a drug. >A term referring to the chemical makeup of a drug rather than to the…
- Bietti crystalline dystrophy A genetic eye disease that leads to progressive night blindness and visual field constriction and is…
- Contact eczema, allergic Also called allergic contact dermatitis, this is a red, itchy, weepy reaction where the skin has come into…
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- Typhus, urban. of Malaya Murine typhus, an acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder…