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Nephritis, interstitial
Nephritis due to disorders of the connective tissue within the kidney, severe allergic reactions, exposure to toxic substances, transplant rejection, urinary blockage, or other factors. Symptoms include fever, pain in the kidney area…
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Show more- Germinoma A type of germ cell tumor.
- OR (abbreviation) Stands for 'operating room'. A facility equipped for performing surgery. OR is sometimes written O.R.
- Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) An enzyme that is normally present in liver and heart cells. SGOT is released into blood when the liver or…
- Engram An enduring change in the brain postulated to account for the persistence of memory. The term 'engram' was…
- Antispasmodic 1) A medication that lowers the incidence of or prevents seizures. 2) A medication that lowers the incidence…
- Multifocal Having to do with two or more foci or arising from two or more places. For example, aortic aneurysm disease…
- Anticoagulant agent A medication used as a 'blood-thinner' to prevent the formation of blood clots and to maintain open blood…
- Orphan disease A disease which has not been 'adopted' by the pharmaceutical industry because it provides little financial…
- Foreskin, inflammation of the Inflammation of the foreskin of the penis (the prepuce) is called posthitis. In the uncircumcised male…
- System, cardiovascular The circulatory system which comprises the heart and blood vessels. The system carries nutrients and oxygen…
- Acute mountain sickness (AMS) Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the effect on the body of being in a high altitude environment. AMS is…
- Stain, Gram The Danish bacteriologist J.M.C. Gram (1853- 1938) devised a method of staining bacteria using a dye called…