| pseudo- |
prefix signifying false or non-identity
Ãâó: www.southalabama.edu/alliedhealth/cls/Ravine/gloss...
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| pseudomembranous colitis |
severe irritation of the colon caused by Clostridium difficile bacteria. Occurs after taking oral antibiotics, which kill bacteria that normally live in the colon.
Ãâó: ymghealthinfo.org/content.asp
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| pseudohermaphroditism |
a condition in which a person has the internal sexual organs (testes or ovaries) of one sex but, due to endocrine abnormalities, their external appearance is that of the opposite sex. Contrast with true hermaphroditism where both types of internal sexual organs are present.
Ãâó: www.uwo.ca/pathol/glossary.html
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| pseudofolliculitis |
ingrown hairs usually on the neck that cause redness, bumps, and sometimes pus to form in the hair follicle
Ãâó: www.beautysurg.com/resources/glossary_p.html
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| pseudogout |
a painful, sudden attack of a hot very swollen, red joint, caused by calcium crystals in the joint (mainly the knee). Also known as pyrophosphate arthropathy / pyrophosphate deposition disease.
Ãâó: www.arc.org.uk/about_arth/glossary.htm
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