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Pertussis
Pertussis: Whooping cough, a communicable, potentially deadly illness characterized by fits of coughing followed by a noisy, 'whooping' indrawn breath. It is caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. The illness is most likely to affect…
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Show more- Fungistat A chemical that keeps fungi from growing. See also: Fungicide
- Cranial A genetic (inherited) disorder of bone development characterized by: 1. Typical cranial and facial…
- ANUG (acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis) This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Purpura 1. A hemorrhagic area in the skin. The area of bleeding within the skin, by definition, is greater than 3…
- Disease, phytanic acid storage See Refsum disease
- Birt Hogg Dube syndrome See: Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome
- Chiropractic A system of diagnosis and treatment based on the concept that the nervous system coordinates all of the…
- Pain, ankle Pain felt in the low or upper back. There are many causes of back pain. Pain in the low back can relate to…
- Bulbar conjunctiva That part of the conjunctiva, a clear membrane of the eye, which covers the outer surface of the eye. The…
- Hepatic vein One of the veins which drains blood from the liver
- Palate, soft The muscular part of the roof of the mouth. The soft palate is directly behind the hard palate. It lacks bone…
- Miasmic Pertaining to a miasma, a poisonous vapor or mist that was once widely believed to be made up of particles…