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Sydenham's chorea
See: Sydenham chorea
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Show more- Gerstmann-Straussler syndrome See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Nerve, afferent A nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system (CNS). The opposite of an afferent nerve is…
- Nerve, trigeminal This nerve functions both as the chief nerve of sensation for the face and as the motor nerve controlling the…
- Pyrophosphate arthropathy Joint damage due to deposition of calcium pyrophosphate. Pyrophosphate arthropathy most commonly affects the…
- Agent, antimicrobial See: Antimicrobial agent
- Test, EPO A test of the hormone EPO (erythropoietin) in blood. The EPO level can indicate bone marrow disorders, kidney…
- CIC Completely-in-the-canal (the ear canal). See: Completely-in-the-canal hearing aid. See also: Hearing aid
- Amyloid Any of a number of complex proteins that are deposited in tissues and that share selected laboratory features…
- Induced disease by proxy See: Munchhausen syndrome by proxy
- BSA In medicine, not the Boy Scouts of America but the body surface area
- Orthorexia nervosa A term designating a disorder in which there is an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating, an extreme…
- CCL5 See: RANTES