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Congenital vaccinia
Infection of the fetus in the last trimester of pregnancy due to bloodborne dissemination of the vaccinia virus in the pregnant woman after she has received a smallpox vaccination. The affected infant is often premature. The skin lesions…
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Show more- Synchronic study A study done at a single point in time rather than over the course of a period of time (longitudinally)
- Mother (1) The female parent. (2) To produce offspring as a female. To attribute the maternity of. (3) A cell or…
- UDP-glucuronosyltransferase A liver enzyme essential to the disposal of bilirubin (the chemical that results from the normal breakdown of…
- Eastern equine encephalitis Abbreviated EEE. A mosquito-born viral disease. The EEE virus normally is found in freshwater swamp birds and…
- Vein, femoral See: Femoral vein
- Extra systole See: Extrasystole
- R (symbol) This much-used symbol has many meanings in medicine. They include: > >Respiration: a nurse's note of 'R20' is…
- Meningitis, Mollaret Benign recurrent aseptic meningitis. The cause of Mollaret meningitis is not known. Mollaret meningitis is…
- Infectivity The proportion of persons exposed to an infectious agent who become infected by it
- Palatine Anatomically, pertaining to the palate. For example, the palatine bone
- CC chemokine receptor 5 See: CCR5
- Glaucoma treatment (medical) Although glaucoma cannot be cured, it can usually be controlled. Medical treatment can be in the form of…