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A carcinoma that grows at the site of a chronic wound (e.g., a nonhealing scar or burn). The tumor is most often a squamous cell carcinoma and often metastasizes. An ulcer that arises from the cancerous transformation of a persistent or dormant ulcer or scar, particularly one that originated from an old burn or radiation…

Plastic surgery of a border, as of an eyelid.  

Adhesion of leukocytes to the walls of blood vessels in the first stages of inflammation.  

A law stating that the heart rate varies inversely with arterial blood pressure (i.e., a rise or fall in arterial blood pressure brings about, respectively, a slowing or speeding up of heart rate).  

A congenital condition in which a ptotic eyelid retracts briefly when the mouth is opened or the jaw moved to one side. The person appears to wink each time the jaw is opened.  

Diminished pupillary reaction to direct light; secondary to optic nerve disease.  

A rare hemolytic anemia associated with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.  

Damage to the white matter of the brain, with dementia, resulting from chronic alcoholism, esp. excessive wine consumption.  

The residue remaining after a drug has been percolated. The substance being referred to is comprised of the remaining components of grapes, including the skin, pulp, and seeds, that are leftover after the wine-making process has been completed. On occasion, a type of brandy, such as the Italian variety known as grappa, is distilled from…