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Stone, tonsil
A tiny stone (calculus) in the tonsils. These stones, called tonsilloliths, are found within little pockets (crypts) in the tonsils that typically form in chronic recurrent tonsillitis and harbor bacteria. The stones are foul-smelling…
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Show more- CAPD Central auditory processing disorder
- Renal capsule The fibrous connective tissue that surrounds each kidney
- Prostate, nodular hyperplasia See: Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- Molluscicide Synonymous with molluscacide and at least equally hard to say. See: Molluscacide
- Costal margin The lower edge of the chest (thorax) formed by the bottom edge of the rib cage
- Chamomile An herb often used in the form of a tea as a sedative. Allergic reactions to chamomile can occur…
- Hereditary ALS See: Familial ALS
- Physical therapist A person trained and certified by a state or accrediting body to design and implement physical therapy…
- Paraplegia Paralysis of the lower part of the body including the legs. As in flaccid or spastic paraplegia. The suffix…
- M. leprae Mycobacterium leprae
- Cl (chloride) Cl is the chemical symbol for chloride, the major anion found in the fluid outside of cells and in blood. An…
- Red jungle fowl Gallus gallus, the ancestor of domestic chickens