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Pediculosis
Infested with lice. See also: Head lice; Pubic lice
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- Rubella syndrome The constellation of abnormalities caused by infection with the rubella (German measles) virus before birth…
- Catheter, central venous A catheter (tube) that is passed through a vein to end up in the thoracic (chest) portion of the vena cava…
- Syndrome, MASS A heritable disorder of connective tissue characterized by involvement of the mitral valve, aorta, skeleton…
- Discharge 1.The flow of fluid from part of the body, such as from the nose or vagina.2. The passing of an action…
- QT syndrome, long An inherited defect in the heart rhythm. In the US alone, it is estimated that 4,000 children and young…
- Leukemia, refractory Leukemia in which the high level of white blood cells is not decreasing in response to treatment
- Virus, Ebola A notoriously deadly virus that causes fearsome symptoms, the most prominent being high fever and massive…
- Cachetic Common misspelling of cachectic
- D.O. Abbreviation for Doctor of Osteopathy, an osteopathic physician. Osteopathy is a system of therapy founded in…
- Children of the night Term applied sometimes to children with xeroderma pigmentosum, a genetic disease with such extraordinary…
- Ovary cyst, follicular A fluid-filled sac in the ovary, the most common type of ovarian cyst. It results from the growth of a…