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Infectious mononucleosis
Infectious mononucleosis: A specific viral infection (with the Epstein-Barr virus) in which there is an increase of white blood cells that are mononuclear (with a single nucleus) 'Mono' and 'kissing disease' are popular terms for this very…
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Show more- Hypogeusia A reduced ability to taste things (to taste sweet, sour, bitter, or salty substances). Some people cannot…
- Fatty acids,omega-3 A class of fatty acids found in fish oils, especially from salmon and other cold-water fish, that acts to…
- Drunkorexia A term coined to refer to condition of binge drinking combined with the typical self-imposed starvation seen…
- Fear of flowers An abnormal and persistent fear of flowers. Sufferers experience undue anxiety even though they realize they…
- Bulbourethral gland Also called Cowper's gland. A pea-sized gland in the male located behind and to the side of the urethra that…
- Deafness with goiter Deafness with goiter: See Pendred syndrome
- Lineage, cell See: Cell lineage
- Care, hospice See: Hospice care
- Echolalia The involuntary parrotlike repetition (echoing) of a word or phrase just spoken by another person. Echolalia…
- Sabulous Sandy or gritty. For example, the sludge in bile may be sabulous. And the stony sediment in urine may be…
- BWS See: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
- Prostheses More than one prosthesis. See: Prosthesis