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Sore throat
Sore throat: Pain in the throat. Sore throat may be caused by many different causes, including inflammation of the larynx, pharynx, or tonsils. First and foremost in frequency are viruses. Many viruses, and even those that cause…
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- Dander Tiny scales shed from human or animal skin or hair. Dander floats in the air, settles on surfaces and makes…
- Fracture, spiral A fracture, sometimes called a torsion fracture, in which a bone has been twisted apart. NTER> A fracture is…
- Zoll, Paul M. American cardiologist (1911-1999) and pioneer in the development of the cardiac monitor, pacemaker and…
- Gluten enteropathy A condition, also called celiac sprue, in which the absorption of food nutrients through the small intestine…
- Gland of internal secretion See: Endocrine gland
- Plague genome All of the DNA (the genome) of the bacterium Yersinia pestis that causes the plague, consisting of four rings…
- Yaws Yaws: A common chronic infectious disease that occurs mainly in the warm humid regions of the tropics with…
- Olive oil diet See: Mediterranean diet
- Vitreous type Stickler syndrome Stickler syndrome, type I. See: Stickler syndrome
- Immunization Vaccination. Immunizations work by stimulating the immune system, the natural disease-fighting system of the…
- WF Abbreviation for 'white female' used by doctors as shorthand when jotting down the results of their physical…