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Liver cancer or hepatic cancer (from the Greek hēpar meaning liver) is a cancer that originates in the liver. Primary liver cancer is the fifth most frequently diagnosed cancer globally […]

A hangover /ˈhæŋoʊvər/ (medical terminology: veisalgia) is the experience of various unpleasant physiological and psychological effects following consumption of alcoholic beverages and is generally characterized by a feeling of severe […]

Necatoriasis is the condition of infection by Necator hookworms.

Ancylostomiasis (also anchylostomiasis or ankylostomiasis) is the condition of infection by Ancylostoma hookworms. The name is derived from Greek ancylos αγκυλος crooked bent and stoma στομα mouth.Ancylostomiasis is also known […]

Verruca plana also known as a flat wart is a reddish-brown or flesh-colored slightly raised flat-surfaced well-demarcated papule of 2 to 5 mm in diameter. Upon close inspection these lesions […]

Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a joint disease characterized by inflammation and overgrowth of the joint lining. It usually affects the hip or knee. It can also occur in the […]

Lipoatrophy is the term describing the localized loss of fat tissue. This may occur as a result of subcutaneous injections of insulin in the treatment of diabetes from the use […]

Hematometra or hemometra is a medical condition involving collection or retention of blood in the uterus. It can rarely be caused by a proximal transverse vaginal septum as can hematosalpinx.

An intraventricular hemorrhage (or intraventricular haemorrhage in British English) often abbreviated IVH is a bleeding into the brain’s ventricular system where the cerebrospinal fluid is produced and circulates through towards […]

A trichilemmal cyst also known as a wen pilar cyst or isthmus-catagen cyst is a common cyst that forms from a hair follicle. They are most often found on the […]