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St. Anthony's fire
The intensely painful burning sensation in the limbs and extremities caused by ergot, the consequence of a fungus (Claviceps purpurea) that contaminates rye and wheat. The fungus produces substances (alkaloids) termed ergotamines that…
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Show more- Postcoital contraception See: Emergency contraception
- Bursal Pertaining to a bursa
- Subdural Below the dura, the outermost, toughest, and most fibrous of the three membranes (meninges) covering the…
- Willebrand-Juergens disease See: Von Willebrand disease
- Abortion In medicine, an abortion is the premature exit of the products of conception (the fetus, fetal membranes, and…
- Disease, Ritter This is the scalded skin syndrome, a potentially serious side effect of infection with the Staph…
- Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging See: Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging
- Medicine, Chinese See: Traditional Chinese medicine
- Absorb 1. To take something in, as through the skin or the intestine.2. To react with radiation and reduce it in…
- Peptidomimetic A compound that mimics the biological action of a peptide
- Peak expiratory flow Abbreviated PEF. The maximum airflow during a forced expiration beginning with the lungs fully inflated. The…
- Nail infection, fungal The most common fungus infection of the nails is onychomycosis. Onychomycosis makes the nails look white and…