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Aspergillosis
Infection with the fungus Aspergillus, seen especially in people with a deficient immune system. The clinical features of aspergillosis can include invasive lung infection and disseminated disease, usually with fever, cough, spitting up…
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Show more- Eye, small Also called microphthalmia, an abnormally small eye, a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe…
- Cancer causes A greater-than-expected number of cancer cases that occurs within a group of people in a geographic area over…
- Follicle, hair See: Hair follicle
- Bradykinesia Bradykinesia: Slowed ability to start and continue movements, and impaired ability to adjust the body's…
- Anastomosis The connection of normally separate parts or spaces so they intercommunicate. An anastomosis may be naturally…
- STI Abbreviation for: 1. Sexually transmitted infection. 2. Soft tissue infection. 3. Systolic time interval
- Coffin-Lowry syndrome An X-linked form of mental retardation in which the affected males have short stature and characteristic…
- Faciodigitogenital dysplasia See: Aarskog-Scott syndrome
- Periosteum The periosteum is a dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps (invests) all…
- Claudication Claudication: Limping. The word 'claudication' comes from the Latin 'claudicare' meaning to limp. The Roman…
- Lithobid See: Lithium
- EPO test A test of the hormone EPO (erythropoietin) in blood. The EPO level can indicate bone marrow disorders, kidney…