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Seabather's itch
An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish are common between March and August in the waters off of Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. There may be no…
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Show more- Disease, His-Werner Named for the Swiss physician Wilhelm His, Jr. (who also described the bundle of His in the heart) and the…
- Zidovudine triphosphate The active form of zidovudine which is also known as AZT. See: AZT
- Humidifier Anything, usually a machine today, that adds moisture to the air
- ANUG (acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis) This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Amniotic sac Popularly and more commonly known as the bag of waters. See: Bag of waters
- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) >To provide responsible advocacy for and education of patients and the public in all health-related matters…
- Chromosome band One of the transverse bands produced on chromosomes by differential staining techniques. Depending on the…
- Uveitis Uveitis: Inflammation of the uvea, the part of the eye that collectively refers to the iris, the choroid of…
- Sly syndrome A disorder of mucopolysaccharide metabolism characterized by short stature, coarsening of the facial…
- Consultant An individual to whom one refers for expert advice or services. The use of consultants is common in medicine…
- Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) A rare but dramatic genetic disorder that turns muscles, tendons and ligaments into bone, threatening to…
- Hallux What the ancient Romans called the big toe. Since hallux was a good enough word for the big toe among the…