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Fridayitis
A perplexing condition that suddenly strikes some workers and students on Friday and leads to their absence that day from work or school. Fridayitis is an idiopathic disorder, one of unknown origin. It can occur in sporadic form, affecting…
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Show more- Carbon dioxide A gas which is the byproduct of cellular metabolism and which collects in the tissues, is cleared from the…
- Meningomyelocele Protrusion of the membranes that cover the spine but some of the spinal cord itself through a defect in the…
- Lipoproteins Complexes of lipid and protein, the way lipids travel in the blood. Cholesterol, a building block of the…
- Oligohydramnios Scant amniotic fluid: less than usual.
- Cystine An amino acid that is particularly notable because it is the least soluble of all of the naturally occurring…
- Juvenile polyposis syndrome See: Juvenile polyposis
- Aquaphobia An abnormal and persistent fear of water. Sufferers from aquaphobia experience anxiety even though they…
- Hepatitis E A form of liver disease characterized by inflammation of the liver due to infection with the hepatitis E…
- Wagner's syndrome See: Stickler syndrome
- Vaginitis Vaginitis: Inflammation of the vagina. The vagina is the muscular canal extending from the cervix to the…
- Vomitus Matter from the stomach that has come up into and may be ejected beyond the mouth, due to the act of…
- Tricuspid Having three flaps or cusps. The valve that is called the tricuspid valve is situated between the right…