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Medical history
1. In clinical medicine, the patient's past and present which may contain clues bearing on their health past, present, and future. The medical history, being an account of all medical events and problems a person has experienced, including…
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- Poisoning, cyanide See: Cyanide
- Manny A male nanny, a man employed full-time to take care of one or more children in a family home. The term manny…
- Foreskin, tight See Phimosis
- Reperfusion The restoration of blood flow to an organ or tissue. After a heart attack, an immediate goal is to quickly…
- Bag of waters Popular name for the amniotic sac together with the amniotic fluid within it. The amniotic sac is formed by…
- Juvenile polyposis syndrome See: Juvenile polyposis
- Viral hemorrhagic fever Viral hepatitis is liver inflammation caused by viruses. Specific hepatitis viruses have been labeled A, B…
- Plague, fowl The "Great Plague" that swept London in 1665 was probably not really the plague but rather typhus. The plague…
- Fetus The unborn offspring from the end of the 8th week after conception (when the major structures have formed)…
- HPIV Human parainfluenza virus
- BCNS Basal cell nevus syndrome, also known as the Gorlin syndrome