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Sprain of back
Overstretching of the spinal ligaments, often involving the surrounding muscles and spinal structures. Small fractures of the vertebrae are often associated.
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Sprain of ankle
Trauma to the ligaments of the ankle and foot, possibly involving tendon injury, but without an avulsion. Sprains of the lateral ligaments (most commonly the anterior talofibular ligament) account for approx. 90% of all ankle sprains.
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Spot compression
The application of local pressure to a region of the breast in which an anomaly was found during routine mammography. The locally imaged portion of breast tissue is magnified by compression and easier to view than the surrounding breast tissue because the volume of tissue in the image is minimized.
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White spot
Light-colored, elevated areas of various sizes occurring on the ventricular surface of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve in endocarditis.
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Rose spot
Rose-colored maculae occurring on the abdomen or loins in typhoid fever.
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Milk spot
A dense area of macrophages in the omentum.
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Genital spot
The area on the nasal mucosa that tends to bleed during menstruation.
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Cold spot
An area on a nuclear medicine scan in which no radioactive tracer is taken up, indicative of nonfunctioning tissue in a gland or other structure.
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Cherry-red spot
A red spot occurring on the retina in children with Tay-Sachs disease. In infants afflicted with the hereditary metabolic condition known as Tay-Sachs disease, a crimson mark becomes visible upon the retina.
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Ash leaf spot
White macules found on the trunk and extremities of persons with tuberous sclerosis.
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