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Recrudescence
Reappearance of a disease after it has been quiescent. A new outbreak or the return of a disease. As, for example, the recrudescence of a pansinusitis (sinusitis, an infection involving all of the sinuses). The original meaning of…
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- Saami health See: Artic health
- Disc, slipped Rupturing of the tissue that separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column. The center of the disc…
- National Formulary Full name: United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary (USP-NF). An official publication, issued first…
- Fever, puerperal Fever that lasts for more than 24 hours within the first 10 days after a woman has had a baby. Puerperal…
- Obverse The opposite, the opposite side, the counterpart. For example, mania is thought of as the obverse of…
- SARS vaccine A vaccine to protect against severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The SARS epidemic surfaced early in…
- Delusion A false personal belief that is not subject to reason or contradictory evidence and is not explained by a…
- Amebiasis Infection of the intestines with amebae, especially with the ameba Entamoeba histolytica, characterized by…
- Legg-Calve-Perthes disease A hip disorder in children due to interruption of the blood supply to the head of the femur (the ball in the…
- Hemangioma, cavernous A type of hemangioma composed of blood-filled 'lakes' and channels. It is typically raised and red or…
- Knee, jumper's See: Patellar tendonitis