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Seven-day measles
An acute highly contagious viral disease with fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and a spreading skin rash, the measles, (also known as rubeola) is a potentially disastrous disease. It can be complicated by ear infections, pneumonia…
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- Common hepatic duct The duct formed by the junction of the right hepatic duct (which drains bile from the right half of the…
- Transplant, heart See: Heart transplant
- Section, cross A transverse cut through a structure. The opposite is a longitudinal section
- Arachnophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of spiders. Sufferers from arachnophobia experience undue anxiety even though…
- PH meter A simple and speedy device to measure the acidity and alkalinity of a fluid. A pH meter acts as a volt meter…
- Reinstein syndrome A heritable syndrome characterized by eye disease (specifically, macular degeneration and inverse retinitis…
- Sleep, rapid eye movement Sleep, rapid eye movement: REM sleep is the portion of sleep when there are rapid eye movements (REMs)…
- Ethmoid bone An irregularly shaped, spongy bone that provides the floor of the front part of the skull and the roof of the…
- Version 1. In obstetrics, the process of turning the fetus. A cephalic version brings the fetal head into the birth…
- Fixation, internal A surgical procedure that stabilizes and joins the ends of fractured (broken) bones by mechanical devices…
- Syndrome, KID Acronym for the Keratitis- Ichthyosis-Deafness syndrome, a genetic disorder. See…