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Measles
Measles: An acute and highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and a spreading skin rash. Measles, also known as rubeola, is a potentially disastrous disease. It can be complicated by ear…
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Show more- Calcification, nonarteriosclerotic cerebral This condition described in 1930 by T. Fahr (and therefore called Fahr syndrome) is a genetic (inherited)…
- Right-handed The preferential use of the right hand for most fine manual tasks. Approximately 90% of the population is…
- Cold injury Cold injuries include chilblains, 'trench foot,' and frostbite. Cold injuries occur with and without freezing…
- Naturopathy A system of therapy based on preventative care, and on the use of heat, water, light, air, and massage as…
- Machine, continuous passive motion machine A machine used to help rehabilitate a limb (an arm or leg). The continuous passive motion (CPM) machine is…
- Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase activating protein ALOX5AP. See: FLAP
- Environmental tobacco smoke Abbreviated ETS. Secondhand smoke. See: ETS.
- Gynecoid pelvis The gynecoid pelvis is one that is generally characteristic of a woman in its bone structure and therefore…
- Ultrasound, Doppler See: Doppler ultrasound
- Side effects Problems that occur when treatment goes beyond the desired effect. Or problems that occur in addition to the…
- Syndrome, piriformis Irritation of the sciatic nerve caused by compression of the nerve within the buttock by the piriformis…
- Dactyl-, -dactyl Prefix or suffix denoting involvement of the digits (fingers or toes)