Category: A
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Acoustic area
A part of the brain that lies over the vestibular and cochlear nuclei.
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Acoustic apparatus
Auditory apparatus; the anatomical structures essential for hearing.
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Acousmatamnesia
Inability to recall and identify sounds.
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Acoria
Feeling unsatisfied after a meal for some reason other than hunger.
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Acne-associated arthritis
Joint inflammation accompanying acne fulminans, typically in adolescent boys. It is a rare type of spondyloarthropathy. The joint disease in AAA commonly involves the acromioclavicular and sacroiliac joints. Painful hyperostosis of the sternum and clavicles are typical finding. The syndrome is also known as SAPHO syndrome (synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteomyelitis). Affected boys are…
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Acne varioliformis
Vesiculopustular folliculitis that occurs mostly on the temples and frontal margins of the scalp but may be seen on the chest, back, or nose.
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Acne urticaria
An acneiform eruption of itching wheals.
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Acne pustulosa
Acne with pustule formation and subsequent deep scars.
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Acne papulosa
Acne characterized by formation of papules with very little inflammation.
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Acne neonatorum
Newborn, or neonatal acne. Acne in the newborn is a common occurrence, appearing about the second to fourth week of life. Comedones, inflamed papules, and pustules may be seen (the latter yield staphylococcal species when cultured). The rash resolves spontaneously in most cases by the third or fourth month of life; usually no treatment is…