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This article is about stress fractures in bones. For stress fractures in engineering see fracture and fatigue (material).A stress fracture is one type of incomplete fracture in bones. It is […]

Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is a rare cancer of the immune system’s own T-cells.Human T cell leukemia/lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is believed to be the cause of it in […]

Cyclic vomiting syndrome (US English) or cyclical vomiting syndrome (UK English) (CVS) is a chronic functional condition of unknown etiology characterised by recurring attacks of intense nausea vomiting and sometimes […]

Hairy leukoplakia (also known as oral hairy leukoplakia OHL or HIV-associated hairy leukoplakia) is a white patch on the side of the tongue with a corrugated or hairy appearance. It […]

Atelectasis (from Greek: ἀτελής incomplete + ἔκτασις extension) is defined as the collapse or closure of the lung resulting in reduced or absent gas exchange. It may affect part or […]

Xerostomia (also termed dry mouth as a symptom or dry mouth syndrome as a syndrome) is dryness in the mouth (xero- + stom- + -ia) which may be associated with […]

Binasal hemianopsia (or Binasal hemianopia) is the medical description of a type of partial blindness where vision is missing in the inner half of both the right and left visual […]

Small for gestational age (SGA) babies are those who are smaller in size than normal for the gestational age most commonly defined as a weight below the 10th percentile for […]

Bitemporal hemianopsia (or Bitemporal hemianopia) is the medical description of a type of partial blindness where vision is missing in the outer half of both the right and left visual […]

A germ cell tumor (GCT) is a neoplasm derived from germ cells. Germ cell tumors can be cancerous or non-cancerous tumors. Germ cells normally occur inside the gonads (ovary and […]