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Syndrome, Meniere
A condition with recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and deafness. Symptoms include vertigo, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, loss of hearing (in the affected ear), and abnormal eye movements. Meniere syndrome or…
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- Meconium Dark sticky material normally present in the intestine at birth and passed in the feces after birth. The…
- Bullous pemphigoid Bullous pemphigoid: A disease characterized by tense blisters on the skin. The condition is caused by…
- Constitutional thrombopathy See: Von Willebrand disease
- FLAP A gene that helps make a leukotriene, a signal that activates the white blood cells involved in inflammation…
- Trochanter One of the bony prominences toward the near end of the thigh bone (the femur). There are two trochanters: >…
- Connective tissue disease Connective tissue disease: A disease (autoimmune or otherwise) that attacks the collagen or other components…
- Disease, Alpers See: Alpers disease
- Calculi The plural of calculus. (Calculi is the proper Latin plural. The alternate English plural is calculuses.
- Pubic lice Parasitic insects found in the genital area of humans. Pubic lice are usually spread through sexual contact…
- Receptor, visual The layer of rods and cones, the visual cells, of the retina
- Tympanic cavity The major portion of the middle ear, consisting of a narrow air-filled cavity in the temporal bone that…