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Abscess
A local accumulation of pus anywhere in the body. The following are some examples of abscesses: > >A skin abscess is better known as a common boil; >A peritonsillar abscess is a persistent collection of pus behind the tonsils; and >A…
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- Motion, range of The range through which a joint can be moved, usually its range of flexion and extension. Due to an injury…
- Tamponade, pericardial A life-threatening situation in which there is such a large amount of fluid (usually blood) inside the…
- Adenosine thallium scan A method of examining the heart to obtain information about the blood supply to the heart muscle. Special…
- Presbyacusis See: Presbycusis
- Supinator foot type A type of foot that restricts the impact of the stride largely to the outer edges of the foot. This type of…
- Syndrome, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker This condition is a primary problem of platelets in which the platelets lack the ability to stick adequately…
- Directed DNA sequencing Successively sequencing DNA from adjacent stretches of a chromosome
- Alpha-galactosidase A deficiency See: Fabry disease
- Venereal wart A wart that is confined primarily to the moist skin of the genitals. These warts are due to viruses belonging…
- Nondipper A person in whom there is an absence of the normal nocturnal fall (dip) in blood pressure. Nondipper status…
- Co-stimulation An event in the immune system involving the delivery of a second signal by an antigen-presenting cell. The…