Medical

A benign tumor of bone tissue. Osteoid osteoma emerges most often in a person?s teens or 20s and is found most frequently in the femur and in males. Symptoms include pain, mostly at night.

A tumor of bone characterized by massive destruction of the end (epiphysis) of a long bone. The site most commonly struck by this tumor is the knee ?

A noncancerous tumor in bone tissue. Osteoblastomas are small and are seen most frequently in children and young adults. Symptoms include pain and bone-mass reduction.

A condition that is associated with excessive parathyroid hormone production (hyperparathyroidism), in which bone tissue becomes soft and deformed.

A medication or an illegal drug that is derived from the opium poppy or that mimics the effect of an opiate (a synthetic opiate).

Severe pain that usually occurs in bursts along the path of the trigeminal nerve, the chief sensory nerve of the face.

Pinching' of a nerve that is due to too much pressure on it.

Inflammation of the kidney that is due to infection. Symptoms include nausea, pain in the kidney area, fever, and chills. Early diagnosis is essential to save the kidneys.

Nephritis that is due to disorders of the connective tissue within the kidney, exposure to toxic substances, transplant rejection, urinary blockage, or other factors.

The use of stem cells as a treatment for cancer or other illness. The stem cells are removed (or obtained from a donor) first.