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Disease, Bright's
Chronic inflammation of the blood vessels in the kidney with protein, specifically albumin, in the urine. There are a number of disorders that lead to Bright's disease. With nothing more sophisticated than a candle and a silver spoon, the…
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Show more- Periphery 1. The outside or surface of a structure; the portion outside the central region. 2. The circumference of a…
- Cochlear implant A small complex electronic device that is surgically placed (implanted) within the inner ear to help persons…
- Skin tag Skin tag: A small tag of skin that may have a stalk (a peduncle). Skin tags may appear on the skin almost…
- Kveim test A skin test for detecting sarcoidosis, a disease of unknown origin that causes inflammation of body tissues…
- Duchenne-Erb palsy See: Erb palsy
- Cyst, pilonidal A special kind of abscess that occurs in the cleft between the buttocks. Forms frequently in adolescence…
- Human herpesvirus 5 See cytomegalovirus.
- Food and Drug Administration The FDA, an agency within the U.S. Public Health Service, which is a part of the Department of Health and…
- Scan, SPECT Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, a nuclear medicine procedure in which a gamma camera rotates…
- Heart disease, rheumatic Heart damage caused by rheumatic fever. Treatment is by preventing reinfection with strep and by treating…
- Shock, anaphylactic A life-threatening allergic reaction characterized by a swelling of body tissues including the throat…
- Stage As regards cancer, the extent of a cancer, especially whether the disease has spread from the original site…