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Cysticercosis
An infection caused by the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. Infection occurs when the tapeworm larvae enter the body and form cysticerci (SIS-tuh-sir-KEY) (cysts). When cysticerci are found in the brain, the condition is called…
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Show more- Heart disease, rheumatic Heart damage caused by rheumatic fever. Treatment is by preventing reinfection with strep and by treating…
- IL-2 Interleukin-2
- Okihiro syndrome The association of Duane syndrome (eye retraction) with forearm malformation and deafness. Okihiro syndrome…
- Seizure, salaam See: Infantile spasms
- Familial juvenile nephronophthisis (FJN) A childhood genetic kidney disease in which there is progressive symmetrical destruction of the kidneys…
- Kidney stone Kidney stone: A stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract). Kidney stones are a common cause of…
- Directives, advance Known also as advance medical directives, these are documents that pertain to treatment preferences and the…
- Gm (gram) The abbreviation gm stands for gram, a unit of measurement of weight and mass in the metric system. In…
- MedicAlert A nonprofit emergency medical information service, known for its MedicAlert jewelry, particularly the…
- DNA (did not attend) In the UK, DNA is an abbreviation for 'did not attend.' (In the US, the term used for a patient who missed an…
- Dibenzoxazepine A riot control agent or 'tear gas.' See: Riot control agent poisoning
- Aneurysm A localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an aneurysm, there is…