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Post-polio muscular atrophy (PPMA)
Belated muscle wasting that occurs as part of the post-polio syndrome (PPS), a constellation of symptoms and signs that appear late, from 20 to 40 years after the initial polio infection and at least 10 years after what was once thought to…
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Show more- Blepharophimosis Horizontal narrowing of the palpebral fissures (eye slits)
- Gland, adrenal One of a pair of small glands, each of which sits on top of one of the kidneys. The adrenal is made up of an…
- Enteric Pertaining to the small intestine. Also called (less often) enteral
- NASH Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
- Degenerative joint disease Also known as osteoarthritis, this type of arthritis is caused by inflammation, breakdown and eventual loss…
- Saddle sore 1. Sore from riding on a saddle such as on a horse or bike. 2. A sore on a horse caused by an ill-fitting…
- Medication, beta-blocker Drugs that antagonize the action of adrenaline (a beta adrenergic substance) and relieve stress to the heart…
- Bougie A thin cylinder of rubber, plastic, metal or another material that a physician inserts into or though a body…
- Peritonitis Inflammation of the peritoneum (The peritoneum is the tissue layer of cells lining the inner wall of the…
- Leukemia, hairy-cell See: Hairy cell leukemia
- Penis, inflammation of the head of the Inflammation of the rounded head (the glans) of the penis is called balanitis. In the uncircumcised male…
- Motility study, antro-duodenal An antro-duodenal motility study is a study for detecting and recording the contractions of the muscles of…