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HSP
Henoch-Schonlein purpura. See: Schonlein-Henoch purpura
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Show more- Counselor, genetic A health professional with a specialized graduate degree and experience in the areas of medical genetics and…
- Systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
- FBLN5 The gene encoding the protein known as fibulin 5. See: Fibulin 5
- Itch, ocean An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…
- Immunity, acquired See: Acquired immunity
- Trisomy The presence of three copies of a chromosome rather than the normal two. The most common trisomies in…
- Prostatitis, nonbacterial Prostatitis, nonbacterial: Inflammation of the prostate not due to bacterial infection. The prostate is a…
- Flatfoot 1. A foot in which the arch of the instep is flattened and the entire sole touches the ground. See…
- Tuberculous meningitis Meningitis due to tuberculosis. Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe form of tuberculosis. It causes…
- D-IBS Diarrhea-predominant IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
- Exacerbation A worsening. In medicine, exacerbation may refer to an increase in the severity of a disease or its signs and…
- Pachy- (prefix) Thick. As in pachydactyly (thick fingers), pachydermatous (thick fingers) and pachyonychia (thick nails)…