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AMD
Age-related macular degeneration (which may also be abbreviated as ARMD)
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Show more- Articulations of the body, principal The principal articulations (joints) of the human body. They include the following: > >Acromioclavicular…
- Ulcer, gastric A hole in the lining of the stomach corroded by the acidic digestive juices which are secreted by the stomach…
- Typhoid See: Typhoid fever
- Melomania A singular passion for music that is beyond all reason. From the French melomanie, from the Latin melos, song…
- Trichuriasis Infection with the human whipworm, a nematode (roundworm) formally known as Trichuris trichiura. The third…
- Breast absence Breast absence: A rare condition wherein the normal growth of the breast or nipple never takes place. They…
- Pinworm infection Pinworm infection: An infection caused by a small, white intestinal worm: the pinworm or, more formally…
- Micturition syncope The temporary loss of consciousness upon urinating. (Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- Dendrite A short arm-like protuberance from a nerve cell (a neuron). Dendrites from neurons next to one another are…
- Heart disease, rheumatic Heart damage caused by rheumatic fever. Treatment is by preventing reinfection with strep and by treating…
- Syndrome, battered child A disease in which children are physically abused. The battered child syndrome is a form of child abuse. Not…
- H and P In common doctor language, H stands for history and P for physical. So H and P = the history and physical…