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Dengue fever
Dengue fever: An acute mosquito- borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with headache, fever, prostration, severe joint and muscle pain, swollen glands (lymphadenopathy) and rash. The presence (the 'dengue…
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Show more- ARDS ARDS: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. A fulminant lung condition in which trauma to the lungs leads to…
- Flavin-containing monooxygenase-3 (FMO3) See Fish-odor syndrome
- Vesicular Pertaining to the presence of one or more vesicles. A vesicle is a small blister. A vesicular rash features…
- Uranium A metallic element that is used as nuclear fuel and is highly toxic and radioactive. Exposure to radiation…
- Globus A word straight from the Latin, meaning (not unexpectedly) a globe or sphere. The word 'globus' is used in a…
- Heterochromatin, constitutive Heterochromatin that is fixed and irreversible. Regions of constitutive heterochromatin are located at very…
- Gonad, male The male gonad, the testicle (or testis), located behind the penis in a pouch of skin (the scrotum). The…
- Osteotomy Taking out part or all of a bone, or cutting into or through bone.
- Fear of cold An abnormal and persistent fear of cold, including cold weather and cold objects. Sufferers of this fear…
- Palate, hard The bony part of the roof of the mouth. The hard palate is just in front of the soft palate
- Stereotaxis Use of a computer and scanning devices to create three-dimensional pictures. This method can be used to…
- Assistant, physician (PA) >Medical histories and physical examinations: a PA is usually can perform histories and physical examinations…