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Still's Disease
See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid.
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- Apposition The word 'apposition' has several senses including the act of adding or accretion and also the putting of…
- Ascus An elongated spore case containing the spores of certain fungi including yeast
- Sense of smell See Olfaction
- Obstruction, airway See: Airway obstruction
- Uncertainty You may be uncertain why 'uncertainty' deserves a place in a medical dictionary but some would say that…
- Steal, subclavian See: Subclavian steal
- Drug, antihypertensive As the name clearly implies, a drug aimed at reducing high blood pressure (hypertension)
- Thermally induced asthma Asthma: Asthma that is 'triggered' by vigorous physical activity. Exercise-induced asthma tends particularly…
- Dura The outermost, toughest, and most fibrous of the three membranes (meninges) covering the brain and the spinal…