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Occiput


The back part of the head.
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ABCESS


A circumscribed collection of pus.
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ACOUSTIC NEURINOMAS


Benign tumor of the hearing nerve (eighth nerve).
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Acromegaly


Disorder marked by progressive enlargement of the head, face, hands, feet, and thorax, due to the excessive secretion of growth hormone.
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adenoma


A benign growth formed of glandular tissue.
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Agnosia


Absence of the ability to recognize the form and nature of persons and things.
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Agnosía


Absence of the ability to recognize the form and nature of persons and things.
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AGRAPHIA


Loss of the power of writing due either to muscular incoordination or to an inability to phrase thought.
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AMAUROSIS


Loss of vision without discoverable lesion in the eye structures or optic nerve. Amaurosis fugax - temporary blindness occurring in short periods.
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amenorrhea


Absence of the menses due to causes other than pregnancy or advancing age.
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