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Gouty arthritis
An attack that is usually extremely painful of joint inflammation due to deposits of uric acid crystals in the joint fluid (synovial fluid) and joint lining (synovial lining). Intense joint inflammation occurs as white blood cells engulf…
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Show more- Acute membranous gingivitis This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Labia majora The larger (major) outside pair of labia (lips) of the vulva (the female external genitalia).
- Pericarditis Pericarditis: Inflammation of the lining around the heart (the pericardium) causing chest pain and…
- Pathologist, speech-language See: Speech-language pathologist
- Tick typhus, Queensland See: Queensland tick typhus
- Winter depression See: Tooth, wisdom.
- Adoption medicine Medicine for the adopted child, including pre-adoption counseling and evaluation based on a child's medical…
- Subaortic stenosis Narrowing of the left ventricle of the heart just below the aortic valve through which blood must pass on its…
- Hemoglobin Hemoglobin: The oxygen-carrying pigment and predominant protein in the red blood cells. Hemoglobin forms an…
- Leech 1. An aquatic parasite that sucks blood from animals. Leeches play a role in medicine today. See: Leech…
- Sac, yolk See: Yolk sac
- Blister, fever Fever: A small sore situated on the face or in the mouth that causes pain, burning, or itching before…