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Disease, Kawasaki
A syndrome of unknown origin, mainly affecting young children, causing fever, reddening of the eyes (conjunctivitis), lips and mucous membranes of the mouth, ulcerative gum disease (gingivitis), swollen glands in the neck (cervical…
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Show more- Aortal Pertaining to the aorta, the largest artery in the body. Aortal is not often encountered (except in The New…
- Trans fatty acid An unhealthy substance, also known as trans fat, made through the chemical process of hydrogenation of oils…
- Cyst, tarsal Also called a chalazion or a Meibomian cyst, an inflammation of the oil gland of the eyelid.
- Desmoplasia This term refers to the growth of fibrous or connective tissue. Some tumors elicit a desmoplastic reaction…
- Condyloma acuminatum See: Genital wart
- EM (electron microscope) A microscope in which an electron beam replaces light to form the image. EM stands for electron microscope…
- Bayes' theorem See: Bayes theorem
- Alcohol, pregnancy The consumption of alcohol during pregnancy carries the danger of damaging the fetus.
- Transposon A short mobile DNA sequence that can replicate and of which copies can be inserted at random sites within…
- Cholecystokinin Abbreviated CCK. A polypeptide hormone that stimulates the contraction of the gallbladder with release of…
- Focal Pertaining to a focus which in medicine may refer to:1. The point at which rays converge as, for example, in…
- Food poisoning Food poisoning: A common flu-like illness typically characterized by nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, due to…