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Scarlet fever
Also called scarlatina, a disease caused by infection with group A streptococcal bacteria that occurs in a small proportion of people with strep throat. The incubation period between contracting strep and the onset of scarlet fever is…
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- Cognitive science Cognitive science is the study of the mind. It is an interdisciplinary science that draws upon many fields…
- Iodine An essential element in the diet used by the thyroid gland to make thyroid hormones. The two most important…
- Disease, Osgood-Schlatter Disease, Osgood-Schlatter: A condition involving inflammation and sometimes tearing of ligaments within the…
- Elliptocytosis Hematologic disorder characterized by elliptically shaped red blood cells (elliptocytosis) with variable…
- Butyric acid An acid that has four carbons in it. The formula for butyric acid is: CH3-CH2-CH2-COOH
- Clavicle The bone extending from the breastbone (sternum) at the base of the front of the neck to the shoulder
- Chinese restaurant syndrome A syndrome first described in 1968 in people who had eaten Chinese food on which MSG (monosodium glutamate)…
- Consumption An old and once common term for wasting away of the body, particularly from pulmonary tuberculosis (TB)…
- Celebrity diets Celebrity diets are weight loss plans that are reportedly endorsed by or used by celebrities. There are many…
- Iatromelia Ineffective or negligent medical treatment. From 'iatro-' meaning a relationship to a physician or medicine +…
- Gamma globulin A major class of immunoglobulins found in the blood, including many of the most common antibodies circulating…