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Hand-foot-and-mouth disease
A viral syndrome with a rash on the hands and feet and in the mouth. The internal rash (the enanthem) consists of blisters and little ulcers that may involve not only the lining of the mouth but also the gums, palate, and tongue. The…
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Show more- Tetralogy of Fallot A combination of four heart defects that are present together at birth, accounting for about 10% of all…
- Psychooncology See: Psycho-oncology.
- Herbicide A chemical pesticide designed to control or destroy plants, weeds, or grasses. Herbicides tend to have…
- Connective tissue disease, heritable See: Heritable connective tissue disease
- SHP Schonlein-Henoch purpura
- Extrasystole A premature contraction of the heart that is independent of the normal rhythm of the heart and that arises in…
- Gyri The plural of gyrus
- Leg, lower The lower leg is the bottom segment of the leg: the part below the knee. The lower leg contains two long…
- MSG Monosodium glutamate, a sodium salt of the amino acid glutamic acid that enhances the flavor of certain…
- Disease, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker See: Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Zenker's diverticulum See: Zenker diverticulum
- Sensorineural deafness with XX gonadal dysgenesis See: Perrault syndrome.