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Morbus gallicus
The French disease. Syphilis. The name 'syphilis' was coined by Hieronymus Fracastorius (Girolamo Fracastoro). Fracastorius was a true Renaissance man; he wrote on the temperature of wines, the rise of the Nile, poetry, the mind, and the…
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- Stick, heel See: Heel stick
- Herpes, febrile A small sore situated on the face or in the mouth that causes pain, burning, or itching before bursting and…
- Blood in semen Padding=0 width='100%' border=0> ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%'…
- Defibrillator, automated external Destruction of the underlying cartilage framework of the outer ear (pinnae), usually caused by either…
- Papillary tumor A tumor shaped like a small mushroom with its stem attached to the inner lining of the bladder
- Autogenous Self-produced
- Cardio-cutaneous syndrome See: LEOPARD syndrome
- Rod A type of specialized light-sensitive cell (photoreceptor) in the retina of the eye that provides side vision…
- Vaccine, Sabin polio See: Polio vaccine, oral
- Osmolarity, plasma See: Plasma osmolarity
- Lung cancer, familial Lung cancer that recurs in families. Lung cancer can occur sporadically in people with no known family…