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Fever: A form of sick building syndrome that usually develops on Monday or the first workday of the week. The hallmark of the disease is the sudden onset of fever. Other features may include muscle aches and pains and mild shortness of…
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- Ankylosing spondylitis Ankylosing spondylitis: A type of arthritis that causes chronic inflammation of the spine and the sacroiliac…
- Fear of public places This irrational fear is called agoraphobia. It applies to open areas, especially those from which escape…
- Skeletal muscle One of three types of muscle tissue in the body (skeletal, smooth, cardiac) which represents the majority of…
- Miliary aneurysm An aneurysm that is tiny like a millet seed. Miliary aneurysms tend to affect minute arteries in the brain…
- Eye Institute, National ): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., NEI's mission is to 'conduct and support research…
- Seizure, absence See: Absence seizure
- Magnesium sulfate A remarkably versatile compound administered intramuscularly and intravenously as an anticonvulsant and as a…
- Bones, axial There are 80 axial bones, comprised of 29 bones in the head and 51 bones in the trunk
- Quadriceps reflex See: Knee jerk
- Disease, polycystic ovary See: Polycystic ovarian syndrome
- MRSA infection MRSA infection: Frequently used abbreviation for: Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus.