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Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.
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dyskeratosis congenita
Health care; Diseases
A predominantly X-linked recessive syndrome characterized by a triad of reticular skin pigmentation, nail dystrophy and leukoplakia of mucous membranes. Oral and dental ...
prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia
Health care; Diseases
A premalignant change arising in the prostatic epithelium, regarded as the most important and most likely precursor of prostatic adenocarcinoma. The neoplasia takes the form of an ...
premature cardiac complexes
Health care; Diseases
A premature contraction of the heart that is initiated somewhere other than the sinoatrial node.
hepatocellular carcinoma
Health care; Diseases
A primary malignant neoplasm of epithelial liver cells. It ranges from a well-differentiated tumor with epithelial cells indistinguishable from normal hepatocytes to a poorly ...
Kluver-Bucy syndrome
Health care; Diseases
A neurobehavioral syndrome associated with bilateral medial temporal lobe dysfunction. Clinical manifestations include oral exploratory behavior; tactile exploratory behavior; ...
lewy body disease
Health care; Diseases
A neurodegenerative disease characterized by dementia, mild parkinsonism, and fluctuations in attention and alertness. The neuropsychiatric manifestations tend to precede the ...
AIDS dementia complex
Health care; Diseases
A neurologic condition associated with the acquired immunondeficiency syndrome and characterized by impaired concentration and memory, slowness of hand movements, ataxia, ...
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