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Ulcer, stasis
A stasis ulcer is an ulcer (a crater) that develops in an area in which the circulation is sluggish and the venous return (the return of venous blood toward the heart) is poor. A common location for stasis ulcers is on the ankle. Stasis…
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Show more- Dissection, radical neck See: Multiple sclerosis.
- RML Acronym for the right middle lobe (of the lung). The right lung has three lobes: the right lower lobe (RLL)…
- Sporotrichosis Sporotrichosis: An infection most commonly of the skin caused by the fungus Sporothrix schenckii. Persons…
- Spongiform Resembling a sponge in being soft and full of cavities, as in as in transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
- Greenstick fracture A fracture in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent (like a green stick). NTER>
- Water channel See: Aquaporin
- Mammogram Mammogram: An X-ray of the breast with the breast in a device that compresses and flattens it. There are two…
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type VIII DiFerrante syndrome, due to deficiency of the enzyme glucosamine-6-sulfate. See also Mucopolysaccharidosis.
- Epicardium The inner layer of the pericardium, a conical sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the roots of…
- Toxoplasma gondii A single-celled parasite that causes toxoplasmosis (toxo) . Toxoplasma gondii is very common (more than 60…
- Infectious mononucleosis Infectious mononucleosis: A specific viral infection (with the Epstein-Barr virus) in which there is an…
- PH A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a fluid. The pH of any fluid is the measure of its hydrogen ion…