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Diaper rash, yeast
Rash, yeast: Infection in the diaper area caused by a yeast formerly called Monilia and now called Candida. These organisms are part of the germs normally found in various parts of the body and ordinarily do not cause any symptoms. Certain…
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Show more- Urticaria Another name for the hives. Raised, itchy areas of skin that are usually a sign of an allergic reaction…
- Cancer, pancreatic See: Pancreatic cancer
- Calculi The plural of calculus. (Calculi is the proper Latin plural. The alternate English plural is calculuses.
- Fertility The ability to conceive and have children, the ability to become pregnant through normal sexual activity…
- SEER program The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), an…
- Somatropin Growth hormone made by the pituitary gland or a synthetic version of that hormone. Naturally occurring…
- Fever, Rift Valley See: Rift Valley fever
- Femoral vein The largest vein in the groin. The femoral vein is a continuation of the popliteal vein. It passes, together…
- Bambino The little child who is the infant in swaddling, the symbol of pediatrics, sculpted by the Florentine artist…
- Felty's syndrome Felty's syndrome: A complication of long-standing rheumatoid arthritis. See: Felty syndrome.
- Disease, Wilson An inherited disorder in which too much copper accumulates in the body. Although the accumulation of copper…
- Tendo calcaneus See: Achilles tendon