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Disease, Kawasaki
A syndrome of unknown origin, mainly affecting young children, causing fever, reddening of the eyes (conjunctivitis), lips and mucous membranes of the mouth, ulcerative gum disease (gingivitis), swollen glands in the neck (cervical…
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Show more- Therapy, estrogen replacement (ERT) Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) is used to treat menopause. It reduces or stops the short-term changes of…
- Syndrome, androgen insensitivity Also known as complete androgen insensitivity syndrome. This is a genetic disorder that makes XY fetuses…
- Red-green colorblindness A form of colorblindness in which red and green are perceived as identical. This is the most common type of…
- Genitourinary (GU) Pertaining to the genital and urinary systems
- Hemorrhagic diarrhea, E. coli Bloody colitis (inflammation of the bowel) caused by E. coli, usually by the strain E. coli 0157:H7. The…
- Stress test, radionucleide See: Radionuclide stress test
- Flu, stomach So-called 'stomach flu' actually has nothing to do with the influenza (flu) virus. This term is sometimes…
- Homologous chromosomes A pair of chromosomes containing the same gene sequences, each derived from one parent
- Binocular diplopia See: Diplopia, binocular
- Middle ear There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The middle…
- Arthroscope A thin flexible fiberoptic scope which is introduced into a joint space through a small incision in order to…
- Disease, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Abbreviated vCJD. A human disease thought due to the same infectious agent as bovine spongiform…