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- Aspergillosis Infection with the fungus Aspergillus, seen especially in people with a deficient immune system. The clinical…
- Acute phase protein See: Acute-phase protein
- Labia minora The smaller (minor) inside pair of labia (lips) of the vulva (the female external genitalia).
- Horner syndrome A complex of abnormal findings, namely sinking in of one eyeball, ipsilateral ptosis (drooping of the upper…
- Aluminum toxicity See: Aluminum
- Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute One of the National Institutes of Health, NIAAA's mission is to 'conduct research focused on improving the…
- Juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis Juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis involves the growth of numerous warty growths on the vocal cords in…
- Fracture, stress A fracture caused by repetitive stress, as may occur in sports, strenuous exercise, or heavy physical labor…
- Schadenfreude Pleasure from the misfortune of others. The word entered English in 1895 from the German 'Schade', harm, +…
- Prelingual Before the development of speech and language. 'She showed that in prelingually deaf people (that is, those…
- SDF-1 An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…