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Autoimmune disease
An illness that occurs when the body tissues are attacked by its own immune system. The immune system is a complex organization within the body that is designed normally to 'seek and destroy' invaders of the body, including infectious…
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Show more- Hemolytic Referring to hemolysis, the destruction of red blood cells which leads to the release of hemoglobin from…
- WDWN Abbreviation for 'well developed, well nourished' used by doctors as shorthand when jotting down the results…
- Operation, Glenn See: Glenn shunt
- Dual X-ray absorptometry See: DXA
- Micturate To urinate. The verb 'micturate' (like the noun 'micturation') comes from the Latin 'micturire' meaning 'to…
- Kissing disease A name for infectious mononucleosis ('mono'), a very common illness caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)…
- Oil, tropical Coconut, palm kernel or palm oil. Like all fats and oils, these three oils contain various types of fatty…
- Pain, shingles Shingles: Localized pain in the area of involvement of shingles. When such pain persists beyond one month it…
- Mosaic An individual or tissue containing two or more types of genetically different cells. All females are mosaics…
- Launois-Bensaude syndrome A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
- Roseola infantum Roseola infantum: Roseola infantum is another name for roseola, also formally called roseola infantilis. The…
- Myostatin A growth factor that regulates the size of muscles beginning in early embryonic development and continuing…