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Show more- Meningitis, meningococcal Meningitis, meningococcal: Inflammation of the meninges (the membranes covering of the brain and spinal cord)…
- Polymyalgia Pain in multiple muscles, as in polymyalgia rheumatica
- EMSY A novel protein that connects the familial and sporadic forms of breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Some cases…
- Chyme A pre-digested, acidified mass of food that passes from the stomach into the small intestine
- Klumpke paralysis See: Klumpke palsy
- Physician, family A physician who is educated and trained in family practice. 'Family physicians possess unique attitudes…
- Phlebitis Inflammation of a vein. With phlebitis, there is infiltration of the walls of the vein and, usually, the…
- Lactose The sugar found in milk. The body uses the enzyme lactase to break down lactose into galactose and glucose
- ACS (American College of Surgeons) The American College of Surgeons was formed in 1913 under the aegis of Dr. John Miller Turpin Finney 'to…
- LaCrosse encephalitis Enzyme that breaks down the milk sugar lactose into glucose and galactose. Persons with a deficiency of…
- ITP 1. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. (Original use.)2. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura. (Newer use). Note…
- Alkaline phosphatase An enzyme made in the liver, bone, and the placenta and normally present in high concentrations in growing…