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Show more- Meningitis, viral Inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that cover the brain and spinal cord) caused by a virus, usually…
- Prescription A physician's order for the preparation and administration of a drug or device for a patient. A prescription…
- Obstetrics The art and science of managing pregnancy, labor and the puerperium (the time after delivery)
- Prostatitis, acute bacterial Prostatitis, acute bacterial: Inflammation of the prostate gland of sudden (acute) onset due to bacterial…
- Economy class syndrome The formation of blood clots in veins deep within the legs -- deep vein thrombosis -- occurring during (or…
- Filler An inactive substance used to make a product bigger or easier to handle. For example, fillers are often used…
- Joint >Gliding -- one bony surface glides on another without angular or rotatory movement; >Angular -- occurs only…
- Forgotten disease Name sometimes given to Lemierre syndrome
- DNA, mitochondrial Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is the DNA of the mitochondrion, a structure situated in the cytoplasm of the cell…
- Charcot-Wilbrand syndrome Loss of dreaming after a stroke. In more technical terms the syndrome is characterized by visual agnosia and…
- Specificity, analytic See: Analytic specificity
- Ulcerative colitis Ulcerative colitis: A relatively common disease that causes inflammation of the large intestine (the colon)…