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Syndrome, hand-foot-and-mouth
A clinical pattern consisting of a rash on the hands and feet and in the mouth due to a viral infection. The internal rash (the enanthem) consists of blisters and little ulcers that may involve not only the lining of the mouth but also the…
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Show more- VCUG Voiding cystourethrography. Or voiding cystourethrogram
- Gastrointestinal Adjective referring collectively to the stomach and small and large intestines. The commonly used…
- Thyroid hormone organification defect IIb See Pendred syndrome
- Membrane, vaginal A thin membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening. This fold of mucous membrane is…
- Audiology The study of hearing.
- Exaggerated startle disease A genetic disorder also known as hyperexplexia in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction)…
- Ostomy An operation to create an opening from an area inside the body to the outside
- Syndrome, tarsal tunnel See Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- Vena cava, superior A large vein that receives blood from the head, neck, upper extremities, and thorax and empties it into the…
- Pineocytoma An uncommon slow-growing tumor of the pineal gland. Symptoms include hydrocephalus, paralysis of upward gaze…
- Alpha synuclein See: Alpha-synuclein
- Debride To remove dead, contaminated or adherent tissue or foreign material. The purpose of wound debridement is to…