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Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
A form of joint disease in children whose systemic signs and symptoms include high intermittent fever, a salmon-colored skin rash, swollen lymph glands, enlargement of the liver and spleen, inflammation of the lungs (pleuritis), and…
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Show more- Caesarian section, lower segment A Caesarian section in which the surgical incision is made in the lower segment of the uterus. Abbreviated…
- Dengue fever Dengue fever: An acute mosquito- borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course…
- Angiostatin Angiostatin is a piece (a fragment) of a protein, plasminogen, used normally in blood clotting. This fragment…
- Aphasia, amnesic See Anomia
- Aggressive In oncology, quickly growing, tending to spread rapidly. As, for example, an aggressive tumor
- Vaginosis, bacterial See: Bacterial vaginosis
- Electrophrenic respiration See: Diaphragm pacing
- Chromatophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of money. Sufferers experience undue anxiety even though they realize their…
- Psychology The study of the mind and mental processes, especially in relation to behavior. There are a number of fields…
- Institute of Medicine One of the National Academies of the United States. The Institute of Medicine conducts policy studies on…
- Quaque (on prescription) If a medicine is to be taken every so- many hours, it is written 'q_h'; the 'q' standing for the Latin word…
- Hygieia The science of preventive medicine and the preservation of health. From the name of Hygeia, the daughter of…