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Neurosyphilis
Neurological complications in the third (tertiary) and final phase of syphilis, which involve the central nervous system and can include psychosis, pain, and loss of physical control over a variety of bodily functions
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- AFIP The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
- Slap cheek See: Fifth disease
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- Cervicectomy Surgical removal of the cervix, the lower portion of the uterus that protrudes into the vagina. Cervicectomy…
- Agyrophobia Abnormal and persistent fear of crossing streets, highways and other thoroughfares; fear of thoroughfares…
- Myco- Prefix that denotes a relationship to fungus. From the Greek mykes, meaning fungus
- Aseptic necrosis Aseptic necrosis: Condition in which poor blood supply to an area of bone leads to bone death. Also called…
- Lifetime risk The risk of developing a disease during ones lifetime or dying of the disease. The estimated lifetime risk of…
- Failure, autonomic See: Autonomic failure
- Phenothiazine One of a group of tranquilizing drugs with antipsychotic actions thought to act by blocking dopaminergic…
- Angioedema, hereditary A genetic form of angioedema. (Angioedema is also referred to as Quinke's disease.) Persons with it are born…