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Lymphangioma
A structure consisting of a collection of blood vessels and lymph vessels that are overgrown and clumped together. Depending on their nature, these structures may grow slowly or quickly. They can cause problems because of their location…
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Show more- Wilms tumor An inherited disorder in which too much copper accumulates in the body. Although the accumulation of copper…
- Infraspinatus muscle >The infraspinatus muscle; >The teres minor muscle, which (like the infraspinatus muscle) helps in the…
- AMC (arthrogryposis multiplex congenita) AMC stands for arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, a disorder that develops before birth (prenatal) is…
- Disordered thinking A failure to be able to 'think straight.' Thoughts may come and go rapidly. The person may not be able to…
- Cat scratch disease Cat scratch disease: A bacterial infection due to a cat scratch seen most often today in people with HIV. The…
- Asplenia The absence of a spleen or one that functions. (The spleen can be functionally destroyed, as occurs in…
- Proto-oncogene A normal gene which, when altered by mutation, becomes an oncogene that can contribute to cancer…
- Paraparesis Weakness of the lower extremities
- Numb Numb, or numbness is a loss of the sensation of feeling in an area of the body. Numbness results from damage…
- Rattlesnake bite A poisonous bite by a member of the pit viper family. All rattlesnakes are venomous and secrete poisonous…
- Informatics The application of computers and statistics to the management of information. For example, in the Human…
- Fever, trench Fever, trench: A disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in the trenches of World War I, when it…