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Mask of pregnancy
Muddy-brown pigmentation on the cheeks or elsewhere on the face that develops in about half of all women during pregnancy. Some women also develop it outside pregnancy, as do some women on hormone therapy. The pigmentation is worsened by…
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Show more- Vein, femoral See: Femoral vein
- Foot type The category into which a particular foot falls. Foot types are generally classified into one of three…
- Fracture, compression A fracture caused by compression, the act of pressing together. Compression fractures of the vertebrae are…
- Pondimin See: Fenfluramine
- Lytic Suffix having to do with lysis (destruction), as in hemolytic anemia, the excessive destruction of red blood…
- Headache, sinus See: Sinus headache
- Regional enteritis Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine primarily in the small and large intestines…
- Immunization, influenza Influenza: See Immunization, flu
- Muscular Having to do with the muscles. Also, endowed with above average muscle development. Muscular system refers to…
- Roundworm A type of parasitic worm that hatches in the intestines and lives there. The eggs of the roundworm usually…
- Herbal remedy A medication prepared from plants, including most of the world's traditional remedies for disease. Most…
- Developmental dyspraxia A pattern of delayed, uneven, or aberrant development of physical abilities during childhood development. The…