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Gingivitis, acute necrotizing ulcerative (ANUG)
This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead tissue from the mouth and throat due to the spread of infection from the gums. Certain germs (including fusiform bacteria and…
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- Paroxysm In medicine, a paroxysm is a violent attack. It may be due to the sudden occurrence of symptoms or the acute…
- German measles immunization The standard MMR vaccine is given to prevent measles, mumps and rubella (German measles). The MMR vaccine is…
- Fasciitis Fasciitis: Inflammation of the fascia (a lining tissue under the skin that covers a surface of underlying…
- Vesical Refers to the urinary bladder. The word comes from the Latin vesica meaning a bag or bladder
- Syncope The temporary loss of consciousness upon coughing. Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- Cord, umbilical See: Umbilical cord
- Page kidney Chronic longstanding compression of the kidney resulting in hypertension. The kidney is compressed, most…
- Myofascial pain syndrome A condition characterized by chronic pain in the muscle tissues, similar to fibromyalgia. MPS is sometimes…
- Hormone, thyrotropin A hormone produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain in response to signals from the…
- Tuberculosis, miliary The presence of numerous sites of tuberculosis infection each of which is minute, due to dissemination of…
- Caenorhabditis elegans genome See: C. elegans genome