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Show more- Seborrheic eczema Yellowish, oily, scaly patches of skin on the scalp, face, and occasionally other parts of the body
- Shoulder pain Pain in the shoulder due to an injury or disease. The design of the shoulder joint is such that it sacrifices…
- Test, allergy scratch Allergy scratch: Test done on the skin to identify the allergy substance (the allergen) that is the trigger…
- MDR Minimal daily requirement. Multidrug resistant
- Endoplasmic reticulum A structure within cells that is an extension of the nuclear membrane and in which proteins slated to become…
- Drug, anti-infective Something capable of acting against infection, by inhibiting the spread of an infectious agent or by killing…
- Duct, hepatic See: Hepatic duct
- Heel spur A bony spur projecting from the back or underside of the heel that often makes walking painful. Spurs at the…
- Steroid A general class of chemical substances that are structurally related to one another and share the same…
- PVC Premature ventricular contraction. See: Extrasystole
- T4 Thyroxine, a thyroid hormone. The number 4 is sometimes in subscript
- B. coli The protozoan parasite Balantidium coli. See: Balantidium