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Parainfectious
Occurring at the time of and in association with an acute infection or an episode of infection. For example, transverse myelitis (a disorder of the spinal cord) can occur parainfectiously in association with a number of viral and bacterial…
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Show more- Farsightedness Farsightedness: Medically termed hyperopia; the ability to see distant objects more clearly than close…
- True cramp A cramp that involves part or all of a single muscle or group of muscles that usually act together such as…
- Case-to-infection ratio The ratio of the number of cases of a disease compared to the number of infections with the agent that causes…
- Fornices Plural form of fornix
- Duane retraction syndrome See: Duane syndrome
- Cycle, cell The sequence of events within the cell between mitotic (cell) divisions. The cell cycle is conventionally…
- QHC Qualified health claim
- Ethmoid sinus A collection of air cells within the ethmoid bone, a spongy bone which makes up the front of the floor of the…
- Mycoplasma The mycoplasma are a very large group of bacteria. There are more than 70 types. Mycoplasma hominis and…
- Cold injury Cold injuries include chilblains, 'trench foot,' and frostbite. Cold injuries occur with and without freezing…
- Neonate A newborn baby.
- Progeny The children and other descendants. For example one might say that the progeny of someone with a genetic…