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Impetigo
Impetigo: A bacterial skin infection caused by the staphylococcus or, more rarely,streptococcus bacteria. The first sign of impetigo is a patch of red, itchy skin. Pustules develop on this area, soon forming crusty, yellow-brown sores that…
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- Biallelic Pertaining to both alleles (both alternative forms of a gene). For example, biallelic mutations in the gene…
- Ubiquitin A small but extremely important protein that acts the 'kiss of death' to other proteins. Ubiquitin consists…
- Solar keratosis Synonymous with actinic keratosis. See: Keratosis, actinic
- Ear, inner There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The inner…
- Water blister A blister with clear watery contents that is not purulent (does not contain pus) and is not sanguineous (does…
- Vulvar Pertaining to the vulva, the female external genitalia including the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris…
- Surgeon General In the United States, the chief medical officer of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPS), the agency…
- Laser surgery, YAG The use of a YAG (yttrium-aluminum-garnet) laser to do surgery. One use for a YAG laser in surgery is to…
- Bee sting Stings from bees and other large stinging insects such as yellow jackets, hornets and wasps can trigger…
- Laryngoscope A flexible, lighted tube used to look at the inside of the larynx (the voice box). The laryngoscope is…
- Topical chemotherapy Chemotherapy: Treatment with an anticancer drug in a lotion, ointment or cream that is applied to the skin.