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Mumps
Mumps: An acute (sudden, shortlived) viral illness that usually presents with inflammation of the salivary glands, particularly the parotid glands. A child with mumps often looks like a chipmunk with a full mouth due to the swelling of the…
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Show more- Chromosome band One of the transverse bands produced on chromosomes by differential staining techniques. Depending on the…
- Calcification, nonarteriosclerotic cerebral This condition described in 1930 by T. Fahr (and therefore called Fahr syndrome) is a genetic (inherited)…
- Athleats feet See: Athlete's foot
- Pollinosis 1. Hay fever in response to pollen. 2. Hay fever in response to any allergen. See: Hay fever.
- Polycentric Having two or more centers. Polycentric disease is usually referred to as multicentric disease. See also…
- Malaria, falciparum The most dangerous type of malaria. Caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, this type of malaria is…
- Hecht-Beals syndrome See: Hecht syndrome
- Hypnos The Greek and Roman god of sleep. From his name is derived the term hypnosis. Hypnos was the twin of…
- Borderline personality disorder Borderline personality disorder: A serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability in moods…
- Euphenics Literally meaning 'normal appearing,' euphenics aims to improve the outcome of a genetic disease by altering…
- Wet lung See: ARDS
- Valsalva 1. The Valsalva maneuver in which a person tries to exhale forcibly with a closed glottis (windpipe) so that…