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Tuberculosis, miliary
The presence of numerous sites of tuberculosis infection each of which is minute, due to dissemination of infected material through the bloodstream in a process somewhat like the metastasis of a malignancy. The word 'miliary' is a…
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- Juvenile hyaline fibromatosis A genetic disorder characterized by multiple subcutaneous nodules and gingival hypertrophy (overgrowth of the…
- Primordium In embryology, organ or tissue in its earliest recognizable stage of development. As, for example, the…
- Hepatitis, non-A, non-B The old name for hepatitis C when the causative virus had not been identified but it was known not to be…
- Lobular carcinoma of the breast, infiltrating Breast, infiltrating: Infiltrating lobular carcinoma is the second most common type of invasive breast cancer…
- Pharmaco-epidemiology The study of the use of drugs in society. The process of identifying and responding to safety issues about…
- Tuber A lump or bump. The backward protrusion of the heel is called the tuber calcanei or, alternatively, the…
- Yellow fever vaccination A live attenuated (weakened) viral vaccine that is recommended for people traveling to or living in tropical…
- Abductor spasmodic dysphonia A disorder in which sudden muscle spasms cause the vocal folds (or vocal cords) to stay open. See: spasmodic…
- Anteroposterior From front to back. When a chest x-ray is taken with the back against the film plate and the x-ray machine in…
- Placebo-controlled A term used to describe a method of research in which an inactive substance (a placebo) is given to one group…
- Epidemic myalgia Also known as Bornholm disease, this is a temporary illness that is a result of virus infection. The disease…