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Vulva cancer
See: Cancer of the vulva
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- Secretary's knee The patellofemoral syndrome (PFS), the commonest cause of chronic knee pain. PFS characteristically causes…
- Chekhov, Anton (1860-1904) 'Russia's most famous physician' and greatest dramatist. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov graduated from…
- Eye, dry See: Dry eye
- Osteomalacia Softening of bone, particularly in the sense of bone weakened by demineralization (the loss of mineral) and…
- Yersinia enterocolitica A bacterium that causes an infectious disease called yersiniosis. Yersinia enterocolitica is a member of the…
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
- Thyroglossal duct cyst Synonymous with a thyroglossal or thyrolingual cyst. See: Thyroglossal cyst
- Presbyacusia See: Presbycusis
- Diprosopus Two-faced conjoined twins (incompletely separated identical twins). The twins have almost complete fusion of…
- Mentum Medical term for the chin. From Latin. See: Chin