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Urinary tract infection
Infection of the kidney, ureter, bladder, or urethra. Not everyone with a UTI has symptoms. Common symptoms include a frequent urge to urinate and a painful, burning when urinating. More females than males have UTIs. Underlying conditions…
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- Reticuloendotheliosis, leukemic See: Hairy cell leukemia
- Care, hospice See: Hospice care
- Cranial bone Part of the top portion of the skull which protects the brain. The bones of the cranium include the frontal…
- Asbestosis A condition featuring scarring of the lungs caused by inhaled asbestos fibers. Asbestosis is irreversible. It…
- Squamous-cell carcinoma See: Squamous cell carcinoma
- Poisoning, sea An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…
- Growing pains Mysterious pains in growing children, usually in the legs. These pains are similar to what the weekend…
- Visual acuity The clarity or clearness of the vision, a measure of how well a person sees. The ability to distinguish…
- Zinc-finger protein See: Zinc finger
- Medical journals In 1665 the Royal Society in England published one of the first 2 scientific journals in the world: the…
- Hypertrophy, benign prostatic Abnormally elevated blood level of uric acid. Uric acid is a breakdown product of purines that are part of…