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- Pruritic Itchy. A scab may be pruritic
- Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (APS) A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical features but characterized most often by…
- Leg pain with cramping An aching, crampy, tired, and sometimes burning pain in the legs that comes and goes -- it typically occurs…
- Sensorium The totality of those parts of the brain that receive, process and interpret sensory stimuli. The sensorium…
- Macrogenitosomia Condition in which the external sex organs are prematurely enlarged or abnormally enlarged. In males, it is…
- Immune complex A cluster of interlocking antigens and antibodies forming a large network of molecules. Also called an…
- NG Nasogastric
- Cauterization The use of heat to destroy abnormal cells. Also called diathermy or electrodiathermy.
- Liver fluke Fasciola hepatica
- Achoo syndrome A disorder characterized by nearly uncontrollable paroxysms of sneezing provoked in a reflex fashion by the…
- Nebulizer A device for administering a medication by spraying a fine mist into the nose. Also known as an atomizer