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Human papillomavirus
One in a group of four RNA viruses that rank second only to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as a common cause of lower respiratory tract disease in young children. Like RSV, human parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs) can cause repeated…
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Show more- Neuropathic pain Neuropathic pain: Chronic pain resulting from injury to the nervous system. The injury can be to the central…
- Disease, Osler-Rendu-Weber See: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
- Vesicular rickettsiosis A mild infectious disease first observed in New York City, caused by Rickettsia akari, transmitted from its…
- Gland of internal secretion See: Endocrine gland
- Post-thrombotic syndrome The complications that may follow deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The complications after DVT may include…
- Enediyne A very potent and naturally occurring antibiotic that acts by cleaving DNA. The adverse effects of enediynes…
- Mumps Mumps: An acute (sudden, shortlived) viral illness that usually presents with inflammation of the salivary…
- Dacryoadenitis Inflammation of a lacrimal gland (a gland that produces tears)
- T.i.d. (on prescription) Seen on a prescription, t.i.d. means three times a day. It is an abbreviation for 'ter in die' which in Latin…
- Tomography, computerized See: Computerized tomography
- Holter monitor A type of portable heart monitor. The Holter monitor is a small portable electrocardiogram (ECG). The device…
- Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease A disease that is virtually identical to Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) but without a mutation in the…