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Gnathostomiasis
A disease due to the migration of an immature roundworm called Gnathostoma. Migration just under the skin causes migratory, painful, itchy swellings. Migration to other tissues can result in cough, blood in the urine, eye involvement and…
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Show more- Adult T-cell leukemia Abbreviated ATL. A malignancy of mature T lymphocytes (T cells) with its onset in adulthood caused by…
- CHF Congestive heart failure
- Vestibular system A system in the body that is responsible for maintaining balance, posture, and the body's orientation in…
- Ophthalmoscope A lighted instrument, one of the most important tools of the physician, used to examine the interior of the…
- Data Facts, statistics, and the like. In medicine and the health sciences, people often speak of 'the data'…
- Disease, new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Abbreviated nvCJD. A human disease thought due to the same infectious agent as bovine spongiform…
- HIV infection, acute The body's initial reaction to infection by the HIV virus. Acute HIV infection is a flu-like syndrome that…
- Perinatal Pertaining to the period immediately before and after birth. The perinatal period is defined in diverse ways…
- Cancer, breast, familial A number of factors have been identified that increase the risk of breast cancer. One of the strongest of…
- Tyrosinemia A genetic disorder involving the metabolism of the amino acid tyrosine characterized by abnormally high…
- Juxtapyloric The prefix 'juxta-' comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close. Juxtapyloric thus means…
- Implantable cardiac defibrillator Implantable cardiac defibrillator: A device that is put within the body and is designed to recognize certain…