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Parotitis
Inflammation of the parotid glands. A classic feature of mumps.
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- ABR (auditory brainstem response) Abbreviation for auditory brainstem response. See: ABR test
- Cancer, adult primary liver A tumor in which the cancer starts during adulthood in cells in the liver. Also called hepatocellular…
- Seizure, centrencephalic See: Grand mal
- Depression, winter Depression, winter: See: SAD
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- Spinocerebellar Pertaining to the spinal cord and the cerebellum, as in spinocerebellar ataxia (ataxia with cerebellar…
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- Cancer, lymphoma, Hodgkin (adult) A type of lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system). The most common symptom of Hodgkin disease is a painless…