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Munchhausen syndrome
Syndrome: Recurrent feigning of catastrophic illnesses. Munchhausen syndrome is a psychological disorder that is characterized by the recurrent presentation of the patient for treatment of an acute and often dire illness that is, in…
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- Iatromisia An intense dislike of doctors. From 'iatro-' indicating a relationship to a physician or medicine + the Greek…
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- Sting, Africanized bee All stings from bees (and other large stinging insects such as yellow jackets, hornets and wasps) can trigger…
- Female urethral meatus The urethra is the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body. In females…
- Reye syndrome Reye syndrome: A sudden, sometimes fatal, disease of the brain (encephalopathy) with degeneration of the…
- Buprenorphine A prescription medication for people addicted to heroin or other opiates that acts by relieving the symptoms…
- Campylobacter jejuni A bacterium that typically infects the bowels. Now the leading cause of bacterial food poisoning…
- Nephro- Prefix referring to the kidney as, for example, in nephrotoxic. From the Greek nephros meaning kidney