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The open verdict is an option open to a coroner’s jury at an inquest in the legal system of England and Wales. The verdict strictly means that the jury confirms […]

The Monteggia fracture is a fracture of the proximal third of the ulna with dislocation of the head of the radius. It is named after Giovanni Battista Monteggia.

A mid-air collision is an aviation accident in which two or more aircraft come into contact during flight. Owing to the relatively high velocities involved and any subsequent impact on […]

Fox–Fordyce disease or apocrine miliaria is a chronic blockage of the sweat gland ducts with a secondary non-bacterial inflammatory response to the secretions and cellular debris in the cysts. Hidradenitis […]

Trepopnea /tre·pop·nea/ (tre″pop-ne´ah) is dyspnea (shortness of breath) that is sensed while lying on one side but not on the other (lateral recumbent position). It results from disease of one […]

Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is a severe bone disease (osteonecrosis) that affects the jaws (the maxilla and the mandible). Various forms of ONJ have been described over the last […]

Bowel infarction results from restricted blood supply to the bowel most often due to bowel obstruction or occlusion of one of the mesenteric arteries.Bowel obstruction is most often caused by […]

Execution by shooting is a form of capital punishment whereby an executed person is shot by one or more firearms. It is the most common method of execution worldwide used […]

Alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) is a rare neurological disorder of uncertain etiology though growing evidence strongly supports mutation of the ATP1A3 gene as the primary cause of this disease. […]

Endophthalmitis is an inflammation of the internal coats of the eye. It is a possible complication of all intraocular surgeries particularly cataract surgery with possible loss of vision and the […]