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Phlebitis
Inflammation of a vein. With phlebitis, there is infiltration of the walls of the vein and, usually, the formation of a clot (thrombus) in the vein (thrombophlebitis). Phlebitis in a leg, for example, will cause the leg to swell with edema…
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- Taphephobia Fear of being buried alive. A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic…
- ALOX5AP Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein. See: FLAP
- Anencephaly A neural tube defect (NTD) that occurs when the cephalic (head) end of the neural tube fails to close…
- Warshaw, Joseph (1936-2003) Eminent American pediatrician and pioneer in human developmental biology. Warshaw used…
- Hormone, growth A hormone made in the pituitary gland that stimulates the release of another hormone called somatomedin by…
- Eukaryotic Pertaining to eukaryotes
- Vesicointestinal See: Vesicoenteric
- Mouth, trench See: Trench mouth
- Buboes The plural of 'bubo'