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Parainfluenza
A disease due to an acute respiratory infection caused by a parainfluenza virus. Parinfluenza occurs usually in children. The clinical picture can range from a relatively mild influenza-like one to bronchitis, croup, and pneumonia…
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Show more- Hemorrhoids Hemorrhoids: See: Hemorrhoid.
- Retinoschisis, X-linked See: Juvenile retinoschisis
- Yd. Abbreviation for a yard as a measure of length. A yard equals 3 feet or 36 inches. The metric equivalents for…
- Secretin A hormone made by glands in the small intestine that acts to stimulate pancreatic secretions. Commercially…
- Oxygenating Pertaining to the addition of oxygen, as to the human body. Oxygenating may refer to the process of treating…
- Consolidation therapy Therapy: Cancer treatment given after induction therapy to consolidate the gains obtained, further reduce the…
- Hepatitis E virus The agent responsible for hepatitis E. Abbreviated HEV. For more information, see: Hepatitis E
- Paroxysmal sleep Sleep: A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Also known as…
- Raw egg Uncooked, unpasteurized egg. Salmonella enteritidis, a harmful bacterium, can be transmitted from infected…
- Depression Depression: An illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts, that affects the way a person eats and…
- Familial mental retardation 1 See FMR1.
- Rib >True ribs: The first seven ribs attach to the sternum (the breast bone) in the front and are known as true…