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Nephritis, interstitial
Nephritis due to disorders of the connective tissue within the kidney, severe allergic reactions, exposure to toxic substances, transplant rejection, urinary blockage, or other factors. Symptoms include fever, pain in the kidney area…
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Show more- Variolation The old practice of inoculating someone with the virus of smallpox to produce immunity to the disease. Lady…
- Cerebritis Inflammation of the brain
- Colic Colic: An attack of crying and apparent abdominal pain in early infancy. This is a common condition…
- Tibial bowing Improper growth of the tibia in the leg, causing bowlegs or other leg problems. The tibia may bow anteriorly…
- Syndrome, Wolfram See: Wolfram syndrome
- Patellar tendonopathy See: Patellar tendonitis
- Estimated date of confinement (EDC) The due date or estimated calendar date when a baby will be born
- Reading frame One of the three possible ways to read a nucleotide sequence in DNA or RNA as a series of nonoverlapping…
- Somatotropin Growth hormone, a polypeptide containing 191 amino acids, produced by the anterior pituitary, the front…
- FBLN3 The gene encoding the protein known as fibulin 3. See: Fibulin 3
- Cancer, papillary Cancer, papillary: Cancer of a structure called the papilla or ampulla of Vater, a small muscle located at…
- Meningitis, benign recurrent aseptic Recurring meningitis without identifiable cause that leaves no residual damage to the nervous system. Benign…