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- Heritable Capable of being transmitted from parent to child.
- Condyloma subcutaneum Molluscum contagiosum. Wartlike growths around the anus and genitals caused by a virus. Molluscum contagiosum…
- Myocarditis, viral Inflammation of the muscles in the walls of the heart due to a viral infection. Among the offenders are dozen…
- Atresia, anal Congenital absence of an opening at the bottom end of the intestinal tract. Also called imperforate anus…
- Ergotism Ergotism could be called a 'cereal killer' for its cause, ergot, comes from cereals such as rye and wheat and…
- Pustular psoriasis A type of recurring psoriasis characterized by the appearance of pus-filed pimples and sores in clusters. It…
- Syndrome, atypical measles (AMS) Measles (AMS): An altered expression of measles, AMS begins suddenly with high fever, headache, cough, and…
- Allogeneic graft See: Allograft
- Prevalence The proportion of individuals in a population having a disease. Prevalence is a statistical concept referring…
- Trunk, pulmonary See: Pulmonary trunk