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- Slapped cheek See: Fifth disease
- Post-polio muscular atrophy (PPMA) Belated muscle wasting that occurs as part of the post-polio syndrome (PPS), a constellation of symptoms and…
- Skute barbata See: Scutellaria barbata
- Staph Very commonly used shortened form of Staphylococcus, a very common and important group of bacteria. See…
- Microdosimetry A technique for measuring the microscopic distribution of energy, useful with different types of radiation…
- Fasciolopsiasis Infection with Fasciola flukes such as Fasciolopsis buski. See: Fasciolopsis
- HMPS Hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome
- Vesicular rickettsiosis A mild infectious disease first observed in New York City, caused by Rickettsia akari, transmitted from its…
- Ruptured spleen Rupture of the capsule of the spleen, an organ in the upper left part of the abdomen, is a potential…
- Hemidiaphragm, raised See: Elevated hemidiaphragm