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Meningitis, viral
Inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that cover the brain and spinal cord) caused by a virus, usually one of the enteroviruses such as the mumps virus or Coxsackievirus. Viral meningitis can be a complication the common childhood…
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Show more- Cage, thoracic The structure formed by the thoracic vertebrae and ribs, the sternum (breastbone), and the costal cartilages…
- Polyneuritis, acute idiopathic Also known as the Guillain-Barre syndrome, a disorder characterized by progressive symmetrical paralysis and…
- Bone type One of the four basic bone shapes in the human skeleton -- long bones, short bones, flat bones, and irregular…
- Alternative Medicine, National Center for Compleme See: National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
- Crapulent Ill from excessive drinking or eating. Surcharged with liquor, or sick with intemperance. The word comes from…
- Sickle cell disease A genetic blood disease due to the presence of an abnormal form of hemoglobin, namely hemoglobin S…
- ATP 1. Adenosine triphosphate. 2. Acute thrombocytopenic purpura
- Repeat In genetics, two or more adjacent copies of an identical pattern of nucleotides in the DNA, as in tandem…
- Superior vena cava syndrome Superior vena cava syndrome: The symptoms that result from compression of the large vein that carries blood…
- LUL Acronym for the left upper lobe (of the lung). The left lung has but two lobes. The other lobe is naturally…
- Twisted ankle See: Ankle sprain
- Hormone, follicle-stimulating (FSH) A hormone produced by the pituitary gland that controls estrogen production by the ovaries