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Pyelo
Short for pyelonephritis, which is bacterial infection of the kidney. Pyelonephritis can be acute (sudden) or chronic (slow, subtle, and stubborn). It is most often due to the ascent of bacteria from the bladder up the ureters to infect…
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- Calor, dolor, rubor, and tumor Heat, pain, redness, and swelling. The four classical signs of inflammation, originally recorded by the Roman…
- Palate, hard The bony part of the roof of the mouth. The hard palate is just in front of the soft palate
- Adrenoleukodystrophy A rare genetic (inherited) disorder characterized by the breakdown or loss of the myelin sheath surrounding…
- Tube feeding See: Enteral nutrition
- Proteins, G These molecules have been described as 'biological traffic lights.' Located inside the cell, G proteins are…
- Esophagitis Esophagitis: Inflammation of the esophagus. The esophagus is that soft tube-like portion of the digestive…
- Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) A kind of laser eye surgery designed to change the shape of the cornea to eliminate (or reduce) the need for…
- SMA Spinal muscular atrophy
- Heel spur A bony spur projecting from the back or underside of the heel that often makes walking painful. Spurs at the…
- Intravitreous In the vitreous, the fluid behind the lens in the eye. As in an intravitreous injection.
- Somniloquy Sleep talking. Talking in one's sleep is considered a normal phenomenon that is of no medical or…