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Growing pains
Mysterious pains in growing children, usually in the legs. These pains are similar to what the weekend gardener suffers from on Monday-an overuse type of problem. If in playing, children exceed their regular threshold, they will be sore…
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- Melanoma, superficial spreading One of the four clinical types of malignant melanoma, the most common type in whites, typically presents as a…
- Naproxen Naproxen: A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used for the management of mild to moderate pain…
- Coitophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of male-female sexual intercourse. Sufferers from coitophobia experience…
- Arthritis, rheumatoid Autoimmune disease that is characterized by chronic inflammation of the joints and can cause inflammation of…
- ICD Implantable cardiac defibrillator, a device that is put within the body and is designed to recognize certain…
- Diaphragmatic pacing See: Diaphragm pacing
- Seborrheic keratosis See: Keratosis, seborrheic
- Lysis Destruction. Hemolysis is the destruction of red blood cells with the release of hemoglobin; bacteriolysis is…
- Tophus A nodular mass of uric acid crystals. Tophi are characteristically deposited in different soft tissue areas…
- Fecal Relating to the feces, the stool. The excrement discharged from the intestines. From the Latin 'faex' and…
- Stenosis, carotid-artery See: Carotid stenosis