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Chloracne is an acne-like eruption of blackheads cysts and pustules associated with over-exposure to certain halogenated aromatic compounds such as chlorinated dioxins and dibenzofurans. The lesions are most frequently found […]

Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome (/ˈbɛkˌwɪθ ˈviːdə.mən/; abbreviated BWS) is an overgrowth disorder usually (but not always) present at birth characterized by an increased risk of childhood cancer and certain congenital features. Originally […]

Anisometropia (/ænˌaɪsəmɨˈtroʊpiə/ US dict: an·ī′·sə·mə·trō′·pē·ə) is the condition in which the two eyes have unequal refractive power; that is are in different states of myopia (nearsightedness) hyperopia (farsightedness) or in […]

Cysticercosis is a tissue infection by the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium). People may have little or no symptoms for years develop approximately one to two centimeter painless solid bumps in […]

Conduction aphasia also called associative aphasia is a relatively rare form of aphasia. An acquired language disorder it is characterized by intact auditory comprehension fluent (yet paraphasic) speech production but […]

A Colles’ fracture also raikar’s fracture is a fracture of the distal radius in the forearm with dorsal (posterior) and radial displacement of the wrist and hand. The fracture is […]

Choanal atresia is a congenital disorder where the back of the nasal passage (choana) is blocked usually by abnormal bony or soft tissue (membranous) due to failed recanalization of the […]

Orchitis /ˌɔrˈkaɪtɪs/ or orchiditis /ˌɔrkɪˈdaɪtɪs/ (from the Ancient Greek ὄρχις meaning testicle; same root as orchid) is inflammation of the testes. It can also involve swelling heavy pains and frequent […]

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a syndrome involving compression at the superior thoracic outlet resulting from excess pressure placed on a neurovascular bundle passing between the anterior scalene and middle […]

An ice-cream headache also known as brain freeze cold-stimulus headache or its given scientific name sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia (meaning nerve pain of the sphenopalatine ganglion-and is also considered a misnomer since […]