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- Recurrent Back again. A recurrent fever is a fever that has returned after an intermission: a recrudescent fever
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- Subq Abbreviation for subcutaneous. Subcutaneous means under the skin. It implies just under the skin. With a…
- Surgery, reflux (fundoplication) A surgical technique that strengthens the barrier to acid reflux when the lower esophageal sphincter does not…
- Female external genitalia The external genital organs of the female, comprising the pudendum, clitoris, and female urethra
- Hypertension, gestational High blood pressure that develops during pregnancy and may subside after delivery. Women who have experienced…
- Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) A disease caused by failure of lymphocytes to die once they have finished doing their job. As a result…
- Splenic artery A large artery within the abdomen that arises from an arterial vessel called the celiac trunk, which emerges…
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