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Rhabdomyolysis
A condition in which skeletal muscle cells break down, releasing myoglobin (the oxygen-carrying pigment in muscle) together with enzymes and electrolytes from inside the muscle cells. The risks with rhabdomyolysis include muscle breakdown…
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- DHF (dengue hemorrhagic fever) A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…
- Hypochondriasm See: Hypochondriasis
- Foramen magnum The large hole at the base of the skull which allows passage of the spinal cord.
- Penicillin-resistant bacteria Bacteria that are unaffected by penicillin. Such organisms can sometimes be killed using sulfa drugs…
- UBT Urea breath test
- Fascioliasis See: Fasciola hepatica
- Human papilloma virus See: Human papillomavirus
- Ear, external There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The…
- Anal papilla A skin tag that projects up from the junction between the skin and the inside lining of the anus. Anal…
- Acute tubular necrosis A severe form of acute renal failure that develops in people with severe illnesses (such as sepsis) or with…
- Nonoxynol Nonoxynol-9 is the most commonly encountered spermatocide in the United States. As with other spermatocides…