Author: Glossary

Passing of white or colorless urine of low specific gravity.  

White semilunar area near the nail root.  

Whiteness. Reflection of light from a surface.  

A rare congenital syndrome in which arteriohepatic dysplasia is associated with developmental anomalies of the face, heart, kidneys, muscle, and nervous system.  

Deficiency of or absence of tears.  

Broad projection on each side of the base (the superior end) of the sacrum. The alae of the sacrum join the main plates (alae) of the ilium bones along the sacroiliac joints.  

An expanded or wing-like structure or appendage.  

The tropical tree Blighia sapida, of the soapberry family. Ingestion of its unripe fruit can cause severe hypoglycemia. The akee fruit, which is commonly consumed in the Caribbean region as an accompaniment to salted fish, particularly in the breakfast dish “salt cod and akee,” can be substituted with the avocado fruit. The akee fruit is…

The sexual form of the pathogenic yeast Blastomycosis dermatidis.  

The sexual, perfect, form of the yeast Histoplasma capsulatum in its asexual form.