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Chikungunya
An urban disease resembling dengue fever, seen mainly in Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia, caused by an arbovirus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. The most prominent frequent feature is severe arthritis. Chikungunya…
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- Endoscopic sphincterotomy An operation to cut the muscle between the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct. The operation uses a…
- Diaphragm pacing A procedure to help patients with spinal cord injuries to breathe. Their breathing is helped by setting the…
- Lupus in pregnancy Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) during pregnancy, a high-risk situation. The high risks are to both the…
- Williams syndrome See: Circle of Willis.
- PARK5 Familial Parkinson disease type 5
- Autologous In blood transfusion and transplantation, a situation in which the donor and recipient are the same person…
- Appendix epididymis A small cystic projection from the surface of the epididymis which represents a remnant the embryologic…
- Okihiro syndrome The association of Duane syndrome (eye retraction) with forearm malformation and deafness. Okihiro syndrome…
- ACE2 (angiotensin converting enzyme 2) An essential regulator of heart function. Also may be involved in the embryonic development of the heart. The…
- Magnetic resonance perfusion imaging A special type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that uses an injected dye in order to see blood flow…
- Fasciolopsis The giant intestinal fluke. See: Fasciolopsis.