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Viral
Of or pertaining to a virus. For example, 'My daughter has a viral rash.
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- Keratitis, rosacea See: Rosacea keratitis
- Phago- Fix): Eating, devouring. From the Greek 'phago' meaning 'to eat.' Examples of words starting with phago-…
- Drop seizure See: Atonic seizure
- Implantation The act of setting in firmly. In embryology, implantation refers specifically to the attachment of the…
- Lymph node The first lymph node ("gland") to receive lymphatic drainage from a tumor. Which lymph node is the sentinel…
- Heat cramps Heat cramps: Painful muscle spasms in the abdomen, arms, or legs following strenuous activity. The skin is…
- DVT (deep vein thrombosis) Blood clotting in the veins of the inner thigh or leg. In air travel, DVT is the 'economy-class syndrome.'…
- Koplik's spots Little spots inside the mouth that are highly characteristic of the early phase of measles (rubeola). The…
- Barr body A microscopic feature of female cells due to the presence of two X chromosomes in the female. One of these X…
- Fred L. Soper See: Soper, Fred L.