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- Orthopaedics The branch of surgery broadly concerned with the skeletal system (bones). This particular term is commonly…
- Stickler syndrome, type III See: Stickler syndrome
- Nephronophthisis 1 (NPH1) A childhood kidney disease in which there is progressive symmetrical destruction of the kidneys involving…
- Cyst, Meibomian See: Meibomian cyst
- RF Rheumatoid factor. Rheumatoid factor is an antibody that is measurable in the blood. It is commonly used as a…
- Photic sneeze reflex A disorder, also known as the achoo syndrome, characterized by nearly uncontrollable paroxysms of sneezing…
- Tomogram A radiograph (x-ray) of a selected layer of the body made by tomography. A tomogram is a two-dimensional…
- Otic barotrauma Middle ear problems due to changing atmospheric pressures, as when a plane descends to land. The problems…
- Poisoning, carbon monoxide See: Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Appendix cancer A malignancy of the appendix, accounting for about 1 in 200 of all gastrointestinal malignancies. Although…