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Infantile beriberi
Disease in infants due to deficiency of thiamine. This disease is well-known in undeveloped countries among malnourished infants but it is very rare in developed countries. It can occur if a breastfeeding mother has an inadequate intake of…
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Show more- Palindromic rheumatism To treat partially and incompletely. To palliate a diseases is to treat it partially but not cure it…
- Probability The likelihood that something will happen. For example, a probability of less than .05 indicates that the…
- Inhibitor, ACE See: ACE inhibitor
- Surveillance and containment See: Ring vaccination
- Mast cell A connective tissue cell whose normal function is unknown but which is frequently injured in allergic…
- Muir-Torre syndrome A genetic syndrome characterized by a combination of sebaceous tumors of the skin and one or more internal…
- Hematoma, intracranial A hematoma (a collection of blood) within the cranium (skull). The bleed may or may not be within the brain…
- Minimal change nephrotic syndrome See: Minimal change disease
- Fovea In the eye, a tiny pit located in the macula of the retina that provides the clearest vision of all. Only in…
- Vitrectomy Removal of the gel (called the vitreous) from within the eyeball. This may be done because it has blood and…
- Hemangioma A birth irregularity where a localized tissue mass grows rich in small blood vessels. Capillary hemangiomas…
- Spine, slipped See: Spondylolisthesis