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Lemierre syndrome
A potentially lethal form of sore throat caused by the bacterium Fusobacterium necrophorum, a common inhabitant of the mouth. This disease vanished with the advent of antibiotics but then returned decades later. It has been called the…
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Show more- Venous aneurysm A local widening and bulging (an aneurysm) of a vein. As opposed to an arterial aneurysm or a cardiac…
- Nephrotic syndrome, minimal change See: Minimal change disease
- Toddler A young child who is learning to walk with short unsteady steps. The word toddle is of unknown origin
- John La Montagne See: La Montagne, John
- Acuity, auditory The clarity or clearness of hearing, a measure of how well a person hears and monitoring the ability to hear…
- AFIP The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
- Congenital brevicollis See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Jugular vein, external The more superficial of the two jugular veins in the neck that drain blood from the head, brain, face and…
- Cryoglobulin An abnormal blood protein that has the unusual properties of precipitating from the blood serum when it is…
- Strain 1. An injury to a tendon or muscle resulting from overuse or trauma. 2. A hereditary tendency that originated…
- Leukocytes Cells that help the body fight infections and other diseases. Also called white blood cells (WBCs).
- GERD Stands for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, a disorder in which there is recurrent return of stomach contents…