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Disease, Kawasaki
A syndrome of unknown origin, mainly affecting young children, causing fever, reddening of the eyes (conjunctivitis), lips and mucous membranes of the mouth, ulcerative gum disease (gingivitis), swollen glands in the neck (cervical…
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Show more- Hepatic biopsy See: Liver biopsy
- Hepatico- A combining form used before a consonant to indicate a relationship to a hepatic duct or the liver. From the…
- Olfactory Pertaining to olfaction, the sense of smell
- Cryptitis A term that is used to describe one of the abnormalities that is seen under the microscope when small…
- Fibulin 3 A protein that belongs to a family of extracellular proteins expressed in the basement membranes of blood…
- History, family The family structure and relationships within the family, including information about diseases in family…
- Arrector pili A microscopic band of muscle tissue which connects a hair follicle to the dermis. When stimulated, the…
- Neurofibromatosis, central See: Neurofibromatosis type 2
- Bathophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of depths. Sufferers from bathophobia experience anxiety even though they…
- Elbow The juncture of the long bones in the middle portion of the arm. The bone of the upper arm (humerus) meets…
- Holt-Oram syndrome A genetic syndrome characterized by the combination of heart disease and malformations of the upper limb. The…
- Periphery 1. The outside or surface of a structure; the portion outside the central region. 2. The circumference of a…