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Epidermolysis bullosa
One in a group of blistering skin conditions. The skin is so fragile in people with epidermolysis bullosa that even minor rubbing may cause blistering. At times, the person may not be aware of rubbing or injuring the skin even though…
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- Compress 1. As a noun, a cloth or another material applied under pressure to an area of the skin and held in place for…
- Emergency physician A physician focused on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further…
- Rib, cervical A extra rib which arises from the seventh cervical vertebra. It is located above the normal first rib. A…
- Senescence Aging, the process of becoming old, or the state of being old. As we age, we senesce. No known substance can…
- BER Base excision repair
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis The bacterium that causes tuberculosis. M. tuberculosis has unusually waxy walls, is slow-growing and among…
- Nail lines See: Beau's lines
- James Watson See: Watson, James
- Brain That part of the central nervous system that is located within the cranium (skull). The brain functions as…
- Hernia, hiatus Protrusion of the stomach up into the opening normally occupied by the esophagus in the diaphragm, the great…
- Pressure wound See: Pressure sore