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Rheumatoid spondylitis
See: Ankylosing spondylitis
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- Balantidiasis The disease caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Balantidium
- TGA 1. Transient global amnesia.2. Transposition of the great arteries
- Hypoxemia Abnormally low levels of oxygen in the blood. Hypoxemia may be mild to severe and leads to shortness of…
- Pulled elbow See: Nursemaid's elbow
- Uterus The uterus (womb) is a hollow, pear-shaped organ located in a woman's lower abdomen between the bladder and…
- Labor support professional See: Doula (the first meaning)
- Skin plaque A plaque is a broad, raised area on the skin. Because it is raised, it can be felt (palpated). By definition…
- Thyroxine Abbreviated T4. A hormone made by the thyroid gland that has four iodine molecules attached to its molecular…
- Triptan A class of drugs introduced in the 1990s for the treatment of migraine that act as agonists for…