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Inflammation of the cell layer (choroid) behind the retina and of the retina itself, resulting in blurred vision. Inflammation of the choroid and retina of the eye. Inflammation of the choroid and retina, often caused by infections (such as toxoplasmosis, cytomegalovirus, or tuberculosis) or by multisystem diseases (such as sarcidosis). Inflammation affecting both the choroid…

Pain in the hand, especially of nontraumatic origin. Nontrauma tic or neuralgic pain in the hand.  

Parasitic mites that attack animals and humans by attaching to the skin surface. They inject a substance that breaks down the skin, resulting in itching and swelling. Chiggers do not feed on blood; the symptoms are due to the injected saliva; rather, they eat the broken-down skin. The harvest mite; also known as “mower’s mite,”…

Major form of energy production during cellular respiration where protons are pumped across mitochondral membranes. Once a gradient is established, enzymes use the energy of the protons to generate adenosine triphosphate (ATP).  

Condition in which the hands are abnormally large.  

Collection of blood beneath the scalp of a newborn caused by pressure during birth. A birth injury in which a hemorrhage forms underneath the periosteum, the membrane covering the baby’s skull. Swelling is usually not visible until several hours after birth. Rarely, a cephalhematoma is a sign of an underlying skull fracture. Such fractures are…

Separation of media or particles by spinning them in suspension, the heavier materials being whirled to the outer part of the container; used, e.g., to separate blood cells from plasma in un-clotted blood.  

Puncture (by hollow needle) of a cavity or organ to draw out fluid (e.g., amniocentesis).  

Examination of the abdomen by means of an instrument (endoscope) inserted through an incision in the abdomen wall. The technique of introducing an endoscope through an incision in the abdominal wall to examine the intestines and other organs within the abdominal cavity. Examination of a body cavity through a celioscope.  

Hollow-needle puncture into the abdomen to remove materials for diagnostic examination.