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Syndrome, Reiter
A chronic form of inflammatory arthritis wherein the following three conditions are combined: (1) arthritis; (2) inflammation of the eyes (conjunctivitis); and (3) inflammation of the genital, urinary or gastrointestinal systems
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- Herpes, genital See: Genital herpes
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- Nephrologist A medical specialist in nephrology (the study of the kidney or 'kidney-ology')
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- Heteroclite Deviating from the ordinary; irregular or abnormal; anomalous. As, for example, retroviruses represent a…
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- Androgenic Pertaining to the development of male characteristics, including body hair, the genital organs and muscle…