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Fever, shin bone
Fever, shin bone: Called shin bone fever because it characteristically causes fever and pain in the legs, this disease is also known as trench fever. It is a disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in the trenches of World War…
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- McClintock, Barbara (1902-1992) American geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of…
- Erection, penile When the penis fills with blood and is rigid. The penis contains two chambers, called the corpora cavernosa…
- Pernicious vomiting of pregnancy Medically known as hyperemesis gravidarum, this is excessive vomiting in early pregnancy. By definition…
- Cycle, menstrual See: Menstrual cycle
- Urge incontinence A sudden involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the bladder causing urinary urgency, an immediate…
- Wymmin An alternate spelling of wimmin
- Cannabis The botanical name for the plant from which marijuana comes. Its full name is Cannibis sativa. Use of…
- Arcus senilis A cloudy opaque arc or circle around the edge of the eye, often seen in the eye of the elderly.
- Passive exercise Movement of the body, usually of the limbs, without effort by the patient. The patient is passive
- Glenohumeral dislocation See: Shoulder dislocation
- Armed tapeworm Taenia solium