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primary lesion [′prī‚mer·ē ′lē·zhən]

(medicine)

In syphilis, tuberculosis, and cowpox, a chancre.

In dermatology, the earliest clinically recognizable manifestation of cutaneous disease, such as a macule, papule, vesicle, pustule, or wheal.

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No references found			When the primary lesion is in the central tegmental tract, olivary degeneration is ipsilateral, as occurred in our patient. Palatal myoclonus secondary to hypertrophic olivary degeneration by Palacios, Enrique; Wasilewska, Ewa; Alvernia, Jorge E.; Figueroa, Ramon E. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal The primary lesions are black dots, papules, nodules and burrowing excoriations. Parasitic infections may be confined to the skin or may have skin ... by Modi, Deepak / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD In our case primary lesion and mandibular metastasis were detected simultaneously, and mandibular metastasis probably grew up from the periapical region, resorbed the alveolar bone and then infiltrated to the gingival soft tissue around right premolar teeth. Small cell carcinoma of the lung with mandible metastasis/ Mandibula ... by Bircan, Ahmet; Baykul, Timucin; Kapucuoglu, Nilgun; Ozturk, Onder / Turkish Thoracic Journal			primary focus primary frequency primary front primary fuel cell Primary Gas primary geosyncline primary gneiss primary gneissic banding primary great circle primary growth primary gun primary haulage primary high explosive primary hydrogen atom primary hypertension primary hypothermia primary immune response primary index primary instrument primary interstice primary key primary knocked-on atom Primary Komsomol Organization primary lateral sclerosis primary lead primary lesion primary light source primary lights primary low primary magma primary management domain primary measuring element primary member primary meristem Primary Metal primary mineral primary optic axis primary orogeny primary partition Primary Party Organization primary phase primary phase region primary phloem primary photocurrent primary plasticizer primary pollutant primary porosity primary power cable primary producer Primary Production primary radar			Primary Junction Box Primary key Primary key Primary Knock-on Atom primary knocked-on atom Primary Komsomol Organization Primary Landing Site Primary Language Arts Assessment Primary Language Is Not English Primary Lateral Chromatic Aberration Primary lateral sclerosis Primary lateral sclerosis Primary lateral sclerosis Primary lateral sclerosis Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Juvenile Primary Launch Control Center Primary Layer Depth primary lead Primary Lead Teacher Primary Leadership Course Primary Leadership Development Course Primary Leadership Development Program Primary Leadership Programme Primary Leadership Qualification Primary Learning Outcome Primary Learning Support Unit primary lease Primary Leaving Examination primary lesion Primary Level Field Activity Primary Life Support Subsystem Primary Life Support System Primary Life-Support System primary light source Primary Lighting Control Unit primary lights Primary Link Criticality-Based Routing Algorithm Primary Literacy Programme-Reading Primary literature primary liver cancer Primary Load List primary lobule of lung primary lobule of lung primary lobule of lung Primary Local Exchange Carrier primary localised cutaneous amyloidosis Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis Primary Localized Cutaneous Nodular Amyloidosis Primary Location Primary Logical Unit Primary Logistics Oriented School Primary Longman Express Primary Loss primary low Primary Low-Transverse Cesarean Section

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