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- Recreational water illness An illness that is spread by swallowing, breathing, or having contact with contaminated water from swimming…
- Valsalva, Antonio Maria Italian anatomist and pathologist, physician and surgeon (1666-1723), perhaps best known for the Valsalva…
- Epidermolysis bullosa simplex A blistering skin condition usually inherited as an autosomal dominant disease. The faulty genes are those…
- Cerebral herniation The abnormal protrusion of brain tissue through an opening when there is increased intracranial pressure…
- MCAD Abbreviation for medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase. See: MCAD deficiency
- Psychosis, ICU A disorder in which patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) or a similar hospital setting may experience…
- Hydrocele Accumulation of fluid in the coat around the testis. Small hydroceles tend to disappear by a year of age…
- Pressure, intraocular The pressure created by the continual renewal of fluids within the eye. The intraocular pressure is increased…
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
- Specific developmental disorder A disorder that selectively affects one area of development, sparing essentially all other areas of…
- Collateral knee ligament, medial The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…