Bma Illustrated Medical Dictionary
of the skin and affects only the epider- mis, the top layer of the skin. A 2nd-degree burn damages the skin more deeply, extendi ...
cachexiaA condition of severe weight loss and decline in health caused by a serious underlying disease, such as can- cer or tube ...
calcaneusThe heel bone. Itis one of the tarsal bones and is the largest bone in the foot. The Achilles tendonis attached to the ...
urine flow from the bladder and/or a longstanding urinary tract infection. The most common symptom of a stone in the kidney or u ...
cancrum orisSee noma. candidiasisInfection by the fungus CANDIDA ALBICANS, also known as thrush or moniliasis. Candidiasis affec ...
“illusion of doubles’’, the syndrome is seen most frequently in paranoid schizophrenia,but also occurs in organ- ic brain disord ...
Available carbohydrates are predomi- nantly starches (complex carbohydrates) and sugars (simple carbohydrates). In carbohydrate ...
cells that divide quickly:for example, changes in the precursors of white blood cells in the bone marrow causes leukaemia. The r ...
attack) or heart surgery but sometimes occurring when there is no previous heart trouble. The person experiences symp- toms, suc ...
the hand, are applied to the lower breast- bone until trained help arrives. Both these measures are used to restore blood circul ...
neck. Just above the level of the larynx (voice-box), each carotid artery divides to form an external carotid artery and an in- ...
degree of cataract. Regular exposure to ultravioletlight increases the risk. Other causes include injury to the eye, partic- ula ...
Infection, usually from contact with cat’s faeces, is not generally serious but has serious consequences if a woman is in- fecte ...
and osteoarthritis. Side effects include nausea and diarrhoea. Gastrointestinal discomfort may also occur, but can be minimized ...
daughter cells identical to the parent cells. Meiosisproduces egg (see ovum) and spermcells that differ from their parent cells ...
muscle tendons and the labyrinth in the inner ear via the brainstem to the cere- bellum. Working with the basal ganglia (nerve c ...
cervical cancerSee cervix, cancer of. cervical dysplasiaChanges in the sur- face cells of the cervixthat may become cancerous. T ...
smear test. Only women who have symp- toms need treatment. Abnormal tissue may be destroyed using cauterization, cryosurgery, di ...
ophthalmiaor, less commonly, pneumo- niadue to chlamydial infection. Treatment is with antibioticsor with antiviral drugs. If sy ...
cheilitisInflammation, cracking, and dry- ness of the lips that may be caused by ill-fitting dentures, a local infection, aller- ...
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