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Fever, Meuse
Fever, Meuse: Named for the Meuse River area, one of the great battlegrounds of World War I. Also known as trench fever. Meuse or trench fever is a disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in the trenches of World War I, when…
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- Positron emission tomography Short for postmortem examination (an autopsy).
- Gamma-linolenic acid Abbreviated GLA. An essential polyunsaturated fatty acid contained in some plant seed oils including evening…
- Cholecystitis Inflammation of the gallbladder, a complication of gallstones which are formed by cholesterol and pigment…
- Yeast rash A slightly raised pink-to-red rash caused by proliferation of yeast, usually in a moist area such as the…
- Pyelonephritis Bacterial infection of the kidney. Pyelonephritis can be acute (sudden) or chronic (slow, subtle, and…
- Organ failure The failure of an essential system in the body. Multiple organ failure is the failure of two or more systems…
- PGA (polyglandular autoimmune syndrome) A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical features but characterized most often by…
- Teratophobia Fear of bearing a malformed child. A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and…
- Cell, T-helper See: T-helper cell
- Protein C A vitamin K-dependent protein in plasma that enters into the cascade of biochemical events leading to the…
- Achilles tendonitis Inflammation of the Achilles tendon, the tough sinew that attaches the calf muscle to the back of the…