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Meningitis, benign recurrent aseptic
Recurring meningitis without identifiable cause that leaves no residual damage to the nervous system. Benign recurrent aseptic meningitis is also called Mollaret meningitis. The cause of benign recurrent aseptic meningitis is not known…
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- Cancer, cervix See: Cervical cancer
- Methadone treatment program A program for opiate addicts, usually conducted in an outpatient setting. These programs use a long-acting…
- Vaccine, German measles A vaccine designed to prevent rubella, or German measles. German measles was once seen merely as a child's…
- Syringe A device used in medicine to inject fluid into or withdraw fluid from the body. Medical syringes consist of a…
- Montgomery, William W. Pioneering American otolaryngologist who developed many techniques used in surgery on the throat and the…
- Congestive heart failure Congestive heart failure: Inability of the heart to keep up with the demands on it and, specifically, failure…
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- Lesbian Female homosexual. The name 'lesbian' comes from the Greek island of Lesbos in the Aegian Sea where in…
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension See: Pulmonary hypertension