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Recurring meningitis without identifiable cause that leaves no residual damage to the nervous system. Benign recurrent aseptic meningitis is also called Mollaret meningitis. The cause of benign recurrent aseptic meningitis is not known…
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- Dyspnea Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath. Dyspnea is a sign of serious disease of the airway…
- Uterus The uterus (womb) is a hollow, pear-shaped organ located in a woman's lower abdomen between the bladder and…
- Insecticidal Capable of killing insects or controlling their growth
- Holter monitor A type of portable heart monitor. The Holter monitor is a small portable electrocardiogram (ECG). The device…
- Node, atrioventricular The atrioventricular (AV) node is an electrical relay station between the atria (the upper) and the…
- Adult respiratory distress syndrome Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
- Tok- From the Greek word 'tokos' meaning childbirth, we have toc-, toco-, tok-, and toko- as combining forms, all…
- De Quervain's tenosynovitis De Quervain's tenosynovitis: De Quervain's tenosynovitis is inflammation of tendons on the side of the wrist…
- Hormone, thyroid Chemical substance made by the thyroid gland which is located in the front of the neck. The thyroid gland…
- Randomized controlled trial (RCT) A study in which people are allocated at random (by chance alone) to receive one of several clinical…
- Gastric ulcer A hole in the lining of the stomach corroded by the acidic digestive juices which are secreted by the stomach…