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An epidermoid cyst is a benign cyst usually found on the skin. The cyst develops out of ectodermal tissue. Histologically it is made of a thin layer of squamous epithelium.

A sebaceous cyst /sɪˈbeɪʃəs sɪst/ is a general term that is used to refer to either: Epidermoid cysts (also termed epidermal cysts infundibular cyst; and classified in ICD-10 as L72.0) […]

A cervical fracture commonly called a broken neck is a catastrophic fracture of any of the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck. Examples of common causes in humans are traffic […]

A diverticulum (plural: diverticula) is the medical or biological term for an outpouching of a hollow (or a fluid-filled) structure in the body. Depending upon which layers of the structure […]

Short bowel syndrome (SBS also short gut syndrome or simply short gut) is a malabsorption disorder caused by the surgical removal of the small intestine or rarely due to the […]

Facial nerve paralysis is a common problem that involves the paralysis of any structures innervated by the facial nerve. The pathway of the facial nerve is long and relatively convoluted […]

Primrose syndrome is a rare slowly progressive genetic disorder that can vary symptomatically between individual cases but is generally characterised by ossification of the external ears learning difficulties and facial […]

Takayasu’s disease (also known as aortic arch syndrome nonspecific aortoarteritis and the pulseless disease) is a form of large vessel granulomatous vasculitis with massive intimal fibrosis and vascular narrowing affecting […]

Trichiasis is a medical term for abnormally positioned eyelashes that grow back toward the eye touching the cornea or conjunctiva. This can be caused by infection inflammation autoimmune conditions congenital […]