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AMS (atypical measles syndrome)
Measles syndrome):An altered expression of measles, AMS begins suddenly with high fever, headache, cough, and abdominal pain. The rash may appear 1 to 2 days later, often beginning on the limbs. Swelling (edema) of the hands and feet may…
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- True rib One of the first 7 pairs of ribs. A rib is said to be 'true' if it attaches to the sternum (the breast bone)…
- Complementary medicine A group of diagnostic and therapeutic disciplines that are used together with conventional medicine. An…
- Brachial plexus paralysis See: Brachial plexus palsy
- Transverse A fracture in which the break is across the bone, at a right angle to the long axis of the bone.
- Draft DNA sequence Sequence of a DNA with less accuracy than a finished sequence. In a draft sequence, some segments are missing…
- Pyrimidine One of the two classes of bases in DNA and RNA. The pyrimidine bases are thymine (T) and cytosine (C) in DNA…
- Dystonia, focal, due to torticollis See: Focal dystonia due to torticollis
- Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) A disease caused by failure of lymphocytes to die once they have finished doing their job. As a result…
- Absorb 1. To take something in, as through the skin or the intestine.2. To react with radiation and reduce it in…
- Qualify In medicine, to finish training. One of the first women to receive a medical degree (albeit pretending to be…
- Adenovirus A group of viruses responsible for a spectrum of respiratory disease as well as infection of the stomach and…