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Meuse fever
Fever: 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 it is…
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Show more- Midget A very small person (or thing). Midget is a picturesque but somewhat disparaging term. It is the diminutive…
- Tissue A tissue in medicine is not like a piece of tissue paper. It is a broad term that is applied to any group of…
- Morton's nerve entrapment See: Morton's neuroma
- Granny cam A camcorder (a video camera and video recorder in one unit) that displays a live feed of elderly people, as…
- Gastric cancer Cancer of the stomach, the major organ that holds food for digestion. Worldwide, stomach cancer is the second…
- Blepharophimosis Horizontal narrowing of the palpebral fissures (eye slits)
- Coinsurance A provision by which the insured individual shares in the cost of certain expenses. The same as co-payment
- Gland, prostate A gland within the male reproductive system that is located just below the bladder. Chestnut shaped, the…
- Turf toe An injury to the big toe due to forced hyperextension (upward bending back) of the toe. The damage is to the…
- Supraglottis The part of the larynx above the glottis (where the vocal cords are located). The supraglottic larynx…
- Aneurysm, berry A berry aneurysm is a small outpouching (aneurysm) that looks like a berry and classically occurs at the…
- Tracheoesophageal puncture A small opening made by a surgeon between the esophagus and the trachea. A valve keeps food out of the…