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Nine-day measles
An acute highly contagious viral disease with fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and a spreading skin rash. the measles, also known as rubeola, is a potentially disastrous disease. It can be complicated by ear infections, pneumonia…
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Show more- Test, FTA-ABS FTA-ABS stands for fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbed, a blood serum screening test for syphilis…
- APOA-I Apolipoprotein A-I
- Palmitate An antioxidant and a vitamin A compound that is added to low-fat and fat-free milk to replace the vitamin…
- Vaccine, inactivated polio See: Polio vaccine, inactivated
- Paget disease A chronic bone disorder that typically results in enlarged, deformed bones due to excessive breakdown and…
- Temperature The temperature is the specific degree of hotness or coldness of the body. It is usually measured with a…
- Heart, artificial A manmade heart. An artificial heart was temporarily implanted in 1969 by Denton Cooley in Houston, Texas…
- Prepatellar bursitis Inflammation of the bursa that is positioned in front of the kneecap (patella). Prepatellar bursitis commonly…
- Gunnar B. Stickler See: Stickler, Gunnar B.
- Swelling of the brain See: Cerebral edema
- Intolerance, food Difficulty in digesting a food. Common offenders include milk products, wheat and other grains that contain…
- Homozygosity The state of possessing two identical forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent. For…