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Adult-onset Still disease
Although Still disease was first described in children, it is known to begin in adults (rarely). Of all patients with Still disease, 100% have high intermittent fever; 100% have joint inflammation and pain, muscle pain with fevers, and…
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Show more- Monkeypox Monkeypox: A rare zoonotic (animal-borne) viral disease similar to smallpox. The virus responsible for…
- Visual acuity test This test measures how well you see at various distances. It is the familiar eye chart test. The eye chart…
- Morgagni's tubercle See: Olfactory bulb
- Medulloblastoma A type of brain tumor that tends to occur in children, arise in the cerebellum (in the lower part of the…
- Syndrome, Paterson-Kelly See: Plummer-Vinson syndrome
- Neurofibromatosis, bilateral acoustic See: Neurofibromatosis type 2
- Teratoma A type of germ cell tumor that may contain several different types of tissue and sometimes mature elements…
- Labor, false Intermittent non-productive muscular contractions of the womb (uterus) during pregnancy, most commonly in the…
- Dystonia, oromandibular Oromandibular dystonia affects the muscles of the jaw, lips, and tongue. The jaw may be pulled either open or…
- Transplant, renal Replacement of a diseased, damaged, or missing kidney with a donor kidney. Also called a kidney transplant…
- Recommended Dietary Allowance The RDA, the estimated amount of a nutrient (or calories) per day considered necessary for the maintenance of…
- Barium enema Barium enema: A series of x-rays of the lower intestine (colon) and rectum that are taken after the patient…