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ulcer
ulcer open sore or circumscribed erosion, usually slow to heal, on the skin or mucous membranes. It may develop as a result of injury; because of a circulatory disturbance, e.g., in varicose veins or after prolonged bed rest; or in association with such diseases as tuberculosis, syphilis, or lepros...
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peptic ulcer
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a lesion in the lining (mucosa) of the digestive tract, typically in the stomach or duodenum, caused by the digestive action of pepsin and stomach acid.
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hemorrhage
hemorrhage , escape of blood from the circulation (arteries, veins, capillaries) to the internal or external tissues. The term is usually applied to a loss of blood that is copious enough to threaten health or life. Slow bleeding may lead to anemia , while the sudden loss of a large amount of blood...
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astringent
astringent , substance that shrinks body tissues. Astringent medicines cause shrinkage of mucous membranes or exposed tissues and are often used internally to check discharge of serum or mucous secretions in sore throat, hemorrhage, diarrhea, or peptic ulcer. Externally applied astringents, which ca...
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atropine
atropine , alkaloid drug derived from belladonna and other plants of the family Solanaceae (nightshade family). Available either as the tincture or extract of belladonna, or as the pure substance atropine sulfate, it is a depressant of the parasympathetic nervous system . It has some chemical s...
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yaws
yaws or frambesia, tropical infection of the skin caused by a spirochete ( Treponema pertenue ) closely related to that causing syphilis . Yaws, however, is not a sexually transmitted disease , i.e., it is not contracted by sexual contact; transmission is through ordinary contact with infecte...
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trench mouth
trench mouth common term for Vincent's infection, an ulcerative membranous infection of the gums and mouth, by noncontagious infection, associated with a fusiform bacillus and a spirochete. Poor oral hygiene, nutritional deficiencies, insufficient rest, heavy smoking, and debilitating diseases are ...
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skin cancer
skin cancer malignant tumor of the skin . The most common types of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. Rarer forms include mycosis fungoides (a type of lymphoma) and Kaposi's sarcoma . Overexposure to the sun is the primary cause of the common skin cancers...
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colitis
colitis inflammation of the colon, or large intestine . The term "colitis" may be used to refer to any of a number of disorders involving the colon. Symptoms include diarrhea (often with blood and mucus), abdominal pain, and fever.
Ulcerative colitis is a serious chronic inflammation and ...
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glanders
glanders highly contagious disease of horses, mules, and donkeys, caused by the bacterium Actinobacillus mallei. Although it can be transmitted to humans, it is limited almost exclusively to handlers of equine animals. The disease causes death in infected animals or humans. Glanders has been virt...
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