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Argyria
Silver poisoning resulting in ashen gray discolored skin (and other tissues of the body). Due to long-term use of silver salts. For example, a medical report related the case of a woman, now in her 50s, with discolored skin. At 11 she had…
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Show more- Morton foot See: Morton' neuroma
- Palpebra The eyelid. The plural is palpebrae and the adjective is palpebral, as in palpebral fissure
- Paediatrics Pediatrics in Great Britain.
- Peliosis hepatis A rare condition in which the liver contains multiple, randomly-distributed blood-filled spaces or cavities…
- Epstein-Barr virus A virus, abbreviated EBV, best known as the cause of infectious mononucleosis ('mono'). Infection with EBV is…
- Carcinoma Cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover body organs. For example, carcinoma can arise…
- Deafness, congenital Deafness, congenital: Loss of hearing present at birth. Congenital deafness contrasts to acquired deafness…
- Dystonia, laryngeal See: Spasmodic dysphonia
- Dysmotility syndrome A vague, descriptive term used to describe diseases of the muscles of the gastrointestinal tract (esophagus…
- Deficiency, FALDH Also known as the Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a…
- Separation anxiety Separation anxiety: A developmental stage during which a child experiences anxiety when separated from the…
- Glucose tolerance test See: Impaired glucose tolerance.