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Encephalitis
Inflammation of the brain. Encephalitis occurs, for example, in 1 in 1,000 cases of measles. It may start (up to 3 weeks) after onset of the measles rash and present with high fever, convulsions, and coma. It usually runs a blessedly short…
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Show more- Thyroid insufficiency See: Hypothyroidism
- Respiratory system The organs that are involved in breathing. These include the nose, throat, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs
- Health care proxy A health care proxy is one form of advance medical directive. Advance medical directives pertain to treatment…
- Colon polyp family history See: Colon cancer family history
- Nitric oxide >It acts as a vasodilator (blood vessel relaxant). >It therefore controls blood flow to tissues. >It…
- Attenuated FAP Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis
- Sense In biology and medicine, the faculty of sensory reception. The ability to convey specific types of external…
- White phosphorus A waxy solid which burns easily and is used in chemical manufacturing and smoke munitions. It is also used by…
- Disto- Distal
- Cysticerci The plural of cysticercis. See: Cysticercus
- MND Motor neuron disease
- Hiatal Pertaining to an hiatus, an opening. An hiatal hernia occurs when a part of the stomach protrudes through the…