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Syndrome, TMJ
Disorder of the temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) causing pain usually in front of the ear. Pain in the TMJ can be due to trauma (such as a blow to the face), inflammatory or degenerative arthritis, or by the mandible being pushed back…
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- Fornices Plural form of fornix
- Scuba health Common medical problems in scuba diving include cuts, scrapes and other injuries to the arms and legs and…
- Bambino The little child who is the infant in swaddling, the symbol of pediatrics, sculpted by the Florentine artist…
- Post-menopausal See: Postmenopausal
- Nail dysgenesis and hypodontia A genetic disorder characterized by abnormalities of the nails (nail dysgenesis) and the absence of several…
- Disease, Bornholm Bornholm disease is a temporary illness that is a result of virus infection. The disease features fever and…
- Ventricle A chamber of an organ. For example, the four connected cavities (hollow spaces) in the central portion of the…
- Colonic 1. See: Colonic (adjective). 2. See: Colonic (noun)
- Syndrome, trisomy 21 A common chromosome disorder, often called Down syndrome, due to an extra chromosome number 21 (trisomy 21)…
- Sequester 1. In medicine, to set apart, detach or separate a small portion of tissue from the rest. 2. In bone, for a…
- Sjogren of Sjogren syndrome Sjogren syndrome: Henrik Samuel Conrad Sjögren, Swedish ophthalmologist (1899-1986), who described the sicca…