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Fever, dumdum
Also called kala-azar, a chronic, potentially fatal parasitic disease of the viscera (the internal organs) due to infection by an agent called Leishmania donovani. Leishmania donovani is transmitted by sandfly bites in parts of Asia…
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- Scoliosis, nonstructural A structurally normal spine that appears to have a lateral curve (scoliosis). Nonstructural scoliosis…
- Leptomeningeal Having to do with the leptomeninges, the two innermost layers of tissues that cover the brain and spinal…
- Articulation 1. In speech, the production and use of speech sounds.2. In dentistry, the contact of the occlusal surfaces…
- Valve, Spitz-Holter See Spitz-Holter valve
- Channelopathy A disease involving dysfunction of an ion channel. Channelopathies are known that involve the ion channels…
- Flatulence Excess gas in the intestinal tract. But excess flatulence is difficult to define without a yardstick to…
- Heatliness A characteristic of certain foods or other substances believed to cause emotional or physical reactions…
- Globus A word straight from the Latin, meaning (not unexpectedly) a globe or sphere. The word 'globus' is used in a…
- Belly button The navel or umbilicus. The one-time site of attachment of the umbilical cord. The term 'belly button' was…
- Syndrome, Peter Pan Term coined by pop psychology author Dan Kiley in his book 'Peter Pan syndrome: Men Who Have Never Grown Up.'…
- Macrophagic myofasciitis A muscle disease first identified in 1993, macrophagic myofasciitis is named for the findings seen in tissue…