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Tonsillolith
A tiny stone (calculus) in the tonsils. Also referred to as a tonsillith. These stones, called tonsilloliths, are found within little pockets (crypts) in the tonsils that typically form in chronic recurrent tonsillitis and harbor bacteria…
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- Dystonia, dopa-responsive (DRD) Dystonia, dopa-responsive (DRD): A condition that typically begins in childhood or adolescence with…
- Pasteurization A method of treating food by heating it to a certain point to kill pathogenic (disease-causing) organisms but…
- Queasy A feeling of nausea
- Heritable Capable of being transmitted from parent to child.
- Community-acquired infection An infection acquired in the community. In contrast to a nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infection
- Pediatric cystitis Bladder infection in a child. See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Enema, barium See: Barium enema
- Club drug A drug such as MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, Rohypnol, ketamine, methamphetamine, and LSD that is used by young adults…
- Amnesia, retrograde See: Retrograde amnesia