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CCHF
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
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- Cephalgia, histamine A distinctive syndrome of headaches, also known as cluster headache or migrainous neuralgia. The common…
- Extremely low birth weight (ELBW) baby Born very prematurely weighing between 401 and 1000 grams (about 14 to 35 ounces) at birth. Extremely low…
- Olfactory nerve A nerve that registers smells by carrying the impulses for the sense of smell from the nose to the brain…
- Paraphimosis A condition in which the foreskin of the penis, once retracted, cannot return to its original location. The…
- Amusia The inability to recognize musical tones or to reproduce them. Amusia can be congenital (present at birth) or…
- Introitus, facial canal In anatomy, an introitus is an entrance, one that goes into a canal or hollow organ. The introitus of the…
- External genitalia, female See: Female external genitalia
- Menopause, natural Menopause, natural: Natural menopause occurs when the ovaries naturally decrease their production of the sex…
- Nebulization, heated Administration of medication via fine spray that has been heated to increase its water content