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Recreational water illness
An illness that is spread by swallowing, breathing, or having contact with contaminated water from swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, decorative water fountains, lakes, rivers, or oceans. Recreational water illnesses (RWIs) can cause a wide…
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- Corporeal Pertaining to the body of an organ or the entire body. The term also serves as a suffix, as in intracorporeal…
- Temporary loss of consciousness A partial or complete loss of consciousness with interruption of awareness of oneself and ones surroundings…
- Prandial Of or relating to a meal. Prandial pain is pain while eating. Although medical terms usually have a…
- Trip-hammer pulse See: Pulse, water hammer
- Obesity, exogenous Overweight caused by consuming more food than the person's activity level warrants, leading to increased fat…
- Lip, cleft The presence of one or two vertical fissures (clefts) in the upper lip -- cleft lip can be on one side only…
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Known for short as MMWR, this is a key weekly scientific publication prepared and published by the US Centers…
- Lactation The process of milk production. Human milk is secreted by the mammary glands, which are located within the…
- Postural Pertaining to the posture or position of the body, the attitude or carriage of the body as a whole, or the…
- Macular pucker Scar tissue in the macula, the area of the retina responsible for sharp central vision. The scar can blur and…
- Rash, butterfly Rash, butterfly: A red, flat facial rash over the bridge of the nose. Over half of patients with systemic…