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Dormant tuberculosis
See: Tuberculosis, dormant. See also: Tuberculous meningitis.
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- Induration Induration: Localized hardening of soft tissue of the body. The area becomes firm, but not as hard as bone
- Pains, growing Mysterious pains in growing children, usually in the legs. These pains are similar to what the weekend…
- Inpatient A patient whose care requires a stay in a hospital. As opposed to an outpatient. The term inpatient dates…
- XY The most frequent sex chromosome complement in human males
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- Epilepsy, juvenile myoclonic A form of epilepsy that occurs between the ages of eight and 26, most commonly in the teenage years. It is…
- Keratosis, solar Synonymous with actinic keratosis. See: Keratosis, actinic
- Zenker's diverticulum See: Zenker diverticulum
- Syndrome, Achoo A disorder characterized by nearly uncontrollable paroxysms of sneezing provoked in a reflex fashion by the…
- Electroretinography Electroretinography: Abbreviated ERG. A test in which the electrical potentials generated by the retina of…