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Hansen's disease
See: Hansen disease
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Show more- TPA See: Tissue plasminogen activator
- Sclerosing panencephalitis, subacute (SSPE) A chronic brain disease of children and adolescents that occurs months to often years after an attack of…
- Wheal A raised, itchy (pruritic) area of skin that is almost always an overt sign of allergy. Not all wheals are…
- Williams syndrome See: Circle of Willis.
- Fibrositis Also known as fibromyalgia. See: Fibromyalgia
- Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Cyst, Baker A swelling in the space behind the knee (the popliteal space) composed of a membrane-lined sac filled with…
- Advanced maternal age Usually defined as age 35 or more for the mother at the time of delivery of her baby. Advanced maternal age…
- Eukaryote An organism that consists of one or more cells each of which has a nucleus and other well-developed…
- Bursitis, knee Inflammation of a bursa of the knee joint. A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface…
- Smallpox bioterrorism The misuse of smallpox as an agent of bioterrorism. Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. Routine vaccinations…
- Syndrome, third and fourth pharyngeal pouch See: DiGeorge syndrome