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Symmetric lipomatosis, multiple
A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper trunk, arms and legs. The condition is thought to be genetic although its exact mode of inheritance is uncertain. It may be a…
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Show more- Novercal Stepmotherly; pertaining to a stepmother. From the Latin novercalis, from noverca meaning stepmother
- Cardiovascular system The circulatory system which comprises the heart and blood vessels. The system carries nutrients and oxygen…
- Atrial septal defect (ASD) A hole in the septum, the wall, between the atria, the upper chambers of the heart. Commonly called an ASD…
- Cornea The clear front window of the eye that transmits and focuses light into the eye. Although the cornea is clear…
- Irrigate To wash out as, for example, a wound to clean it.
- FAO deficiency Also known as the Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a…
- Viable Capable of life. For example, a viable premature baby is one who is able to survive outside the womb.
- Local treatment Treatment that affects the tumor and the area close to it.
- Herniated disc Herniated disc: Rupturing of the tissue that separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column. The center…
- ART (antiretroviral therapy) Treatment that suppresses or stops a retrovirus. One of the retrovirus is the human immunodeficiency virus…
- Gastric atrophy A condition in which the stomach muscles shrink and become weak. It results in a lack of digestive juices…
- Breast bone Breast bone: Familiar name for the sternum, the long flat bone in the middle of the front of the chest. The…