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Acne vulgaris
The common form of acne seen most often in teenagers or young adults, acne vulgaris is the result of overactive oil glands that become plugged, red, and inflamed. Most outbreaks of acne can be treated by keeping the skin clear and avoiding…
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Show more- Sweating, gustatory Sweating on the forehead, face, scalp, and neck occurring soon after ingesting food. Some gustatory sweating…
- BCNS Basal cell nevus syndrome, also known as the Gorlin syndrome
- Fetal fibronectin A protein produced during pregnancy and the basis of a test for preterm delivery. Fetal fibronectin (fFN)…
- Electron microscopy A recording of the eye movements, usually done to confirm the presence of nystagmus. Electronystagmogram may…
- Courier In the drug trade, someone who internally conceals and transports an illicit drug. Also called a body packer…
- Muscular dystrophy One of a group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal or…
- Hyperhidrosis, palmoplantar See: Palmoplantar hyperhidrosis
- Inflammatory response A fundamental type of response by the body to disease and injury, a response characterized by the classical…
- Training, cross Doing two or more aerobic activities such as jogging, bicycling, and swimming on a regular basis
- Colitis, pseudomembranous Severe inflammation of the inner lining of the colon due usually to the clostridium difficile (C.difficile)…
- Chargaff rule The rule that in DNA there is always equality in quantity between the bases A and T and between the bases G…
- Libido 1. Sexual drive. 2. In psychoanalysis, the psychic energy from all instinctive biological drives. Libido in…