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Arteritis, cranial
A serious disease characterized by inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels (vasculitis). The vessels affected are the arteries (hence the name 'arteritis'). The age of affected patients is usually over 50 years of age. Cranial…
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- Hormone, thyroid stimulating (TSH) A hormone produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain in response to signals from the…
- Polycystic kidney disease, infantile See: Polycystic kidney disease, autosomal recessive
- Cancer, multiple myeloma A bone marrow cancer involving a type of white blood cell called a plasma (or myeloma) cell. The tumor cells…
- Mutism The inability or unwillingness to speak. A person who is mute cannot or does not care to talk. Someone who…
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- Caesarian section, lower segment A Caesarian section in which the surgical incision is made in the lower segment of the uterus. Abbreviated…
- Arthritis mutilans Arthritis mutilans: An extremely severe form of chronic rheumatoid arthritis characterized by resorption of…