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Pimple
A small papule or pustule. Pimples are sebaceous glands (oil glands) that are infected with bacteria, become inflamed, and fill with pus. Pimples are due to overactivity of the sebaceous glands located at the base of the hair follicles…
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Show more- Moral behavior center An area of the brain in what is known as the prefrontal cortex. Children who suffer damage before 16 months…
- Infection, group B strep Group B strep: Group B strep are a major cause of infections involving the pregnant woman and her newborn…
- Chromatin remodeling See: Chromatin remodeling.
- Vein, inferior vena cava A large vein that receives blood from the lower extremities, pelvis and abdomen and empties it into the right…
- Nerve, vagus A remarkable nerve that supplies nerve fibers to the pharynx (throat), larynx (voice box), trachea…
- Flying, fear of An irrational fear of flying is called aerophobia. Aerophobia also refers to irrational fear of fresh air or…
- LAMB syndrome Acronym for Lentigines, Atrial myxomas, Mucocutaneous myxomas, and Blue nevi. Now included in the Carney…
- Pediatric UTI See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Transvestism Dressing in the clothing of the opposite sex. Transvestism is distinct from both transsexualism and…
- Shingles pain Shingles pain: Localized pain in the area of involvement of shingles. When such pain persists beyond one…
- Familial adenomatous polyps, autosomal recessive See: MYH
- Sleep-disordered breathing A condition characterized by repeated episodes of hypopnea (underbreathing) and apnea (not breathing) during…