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Ague
A fever (such as from malaria) that is marked by paroxysms of chills, fever, and sweating recurring regular intervals. Also a fit of shivering, a chill. Hence, ague can refer to both chills and fevers. Pronounced 'A-(')gyu with the accent…
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- Rigor mortis Literally, the stiffness of death. The rigidity of a body after death. Rigor mortis is a good example of a…
- Bronchi The large air tubes leading from the trachea to the lungs that convey air to and from the lungs. The bronchi…
- Version 1. In obstetrics, the process of turning the fetus. A cephalic version brings the fetal head into the birth…
- Developmental disorder, specific A disorder that selectively affects one area of development, sparing essentially all other areas of…
- Vaccine, influenza The influenza (flu) vaccine is recommended for persons at high risk for serious complications from influenza…
- Syndrome, cerebrohepatorenal Syndrome, cerebrohepatorenal: A genetic disorder, which is also called the Zellweger syndrome, characterized…
- Premenstrual Just before the start of menstruation. As in a premenstrual headache
- Paresis 1 Incomplete paralysis. 2 A form of neurosyphilis (syphilis affecting the central nervous system -- the brain…
- Pulse, pistol-shot See: Pulse, water hammer
- Primitive neuroectodermal tumor One of a remarkable group of tumors that originate in cells from the primitive neural crest and share the…
- Incontinence, rectal Inability to hold feces in the rectum due to failure of voluntary control over the anal sphincters with…