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Paraquat lung
Lung disease caused by the contact herbicide paraquat which selectively accumulates in the lungs and is highly toxic. Once X-ray changes from paraquat are evident in the lungs, death is virtually certain. Paraquat lung emerged as a health…
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- Cleft palate prosthesis A prosthetic device designed to close the opening left by a cleft in the palate and thereby to improve…
- Second wave A phenomenon of infections that can develop during a pandemic. The disease infects one group of people first…
- Patent (noun) A device giving exclusive control and possession. Before the commercialization of biomedical inventions, the…
- Joint hypermobility syndrome A common benign childhood condition involving hypermobile joints (that can move beyond the normal range of…
- Myxomata The plural (along with myxomas) of myxoma
- Arteria femoralis See: Femoral artery
- Primary amebic meningoencephalitis A rare, but fatal infection of the central nervous system caused by Naegleria fowleri, an ameba that inhabits…
- RF Rheumatoid factor. Rheumatoid factor is an antibody that is measurable in the blood. It is commonly used as a…
- Sclerosing panencephalitis, subacute (SSPE) A chronic brain disease of children and adolescents that occurs months to often years after an attack of…
- Sphingomyelinase deficiency Also called Niemann-Pick disease, this is a disorder of the metabolism of a lipid (fat) called sphingomyelin…
- Section, Cesarian The obstetrical procedure is often spelled this way in the U.S. with just an 'e'although the Roman emperor…