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Fever, trench
Fever, trench: A disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in the trenches of World War I, when it is estimated to have affected more than a million people in Russia and on the fronts in Europe. Trench fever was again a major…
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- Retinoschisis, X-linked See: Juvenile retinoschisis
- Cirrhosis Cirrhosis: An abnormal liver condition characterized by irreversible scarring of the liver. Alcohol and viral…
- Cystic hernia See: Cystocele
- Masseter The muscle that raises the lower jaw.
- Hormone, mineralocorticoid A group of hormones, the most important being aldosterone, that regulate the balance of water and…
- Two-faced twins Twin: Known medically as diprosopus, two-faced twins are conjoined twins (incompletely separated identical…
- Vocal tremor Tremor: Trembling or shaking of one or more of the muscles of the larynx (the voice box), resulting in an…
- Disease, Vrolik's Osteogenesis imperfecta type II, an inherited connective tissue disorder with very severe bone fragility, the…
- Corneal abrasion A scratch or scrape on the cornea, the clear front window of the eye that transmits and focuses light into…
- Goldring See: Goldring, Sidney
- Papilla, cancer of Cancer of: Cancer of a structure called the papilla or ampulla of Vater, a small muscle located at the…