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Pneumonia, giant cell
Pneumonia, giant cell: Also known as Hecht's pneumonia, this is a deadly but fortunately rare complication of measles. It tends to strike children who are immunodeficient as from leukemia or HIV/AIDS. The postmortem examination (autopsy)…
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- Q fever A vaccine against Q fever, an illness first recognized in Australia in the 1930's that affects people dealing…
- Idiopathic Of unknown cause. Any disease that is of uncertain or unknown origin may be termed idiopathic. For example…
- Brucellosis An infectious disease due to the bacteria Brucella that causes rising and falling (undulant) fevers, sweats…
- Menorrhagia Excessive uterine bleeding occurring at the expected intervals of the menstrual periods. The bleeding from…
- Debridement The act of debriding (removing dead, contaminated or adherent tissue or foreign material). Debridement…
- Apolipoprotein A-I APOA-I. The major protein component of HDL (high density lipoprotein) and a relatively abundant plasma…
- Coronary bypass A bypass of a plaque within a coronary artery using part of a vein as a graft. See: Coronary artery bypass…
- PARK9 Familial Parkinson disease type 9
- Neonatal mortality rate The number of children dying under 28 days of age divided by the number of live births that year. The…
- Queasy A feeling of nausea
- Ancylostoma infection Hookworm, an intestinal parasite that usually causes diarrhea or cramps. Heavy infestation with hookworm can…