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Pediatric arthritis
See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
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- Traditional Chinese medicine The current name for an ancient system of health care from China. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is based…
- Ayurveda India's traditional, natural system of medicine that has been practiced for more than 5,000 years. Ayurveda…
- Lassitude Weakness, weariness, listlessness, exhaustion, lethargy. For example, the patient complained of lassitude…
- Bekam Malay name for the practice of cupping. See: Cupping
- Talipes Clubfoot. The Latin word talipes was compounded from talus (ankle) + pes (foot) since, with the common…
- Swelling of the brain See: Cerebral edema
- Sexual sadism Individuals with sexual sadism disorder have persistent fantasies in which sexual excitement results from…
- Fiber and bowel disorders High fiber diets help delay the progression of diverticulosis and, at least, reduce the bouts of…
- Gene amplification Making multiple copies of a gene. Repeated copying of a gene. Gene amplification plays a role in cancer…
- Female genitalia The genital organs of the female. These are usually separated by convention into the external and internal…
- German disease Syphilis. Depending upon someone's thoughts as to where the disease came from, syphilis was also known as the…