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Amyloidosis, secondary
Amyloidosis, secondary : One of a group of diseases (called amyloidosis) in which protein deposits (amyloid) accumulate in one or more organ systems in the body, secondary amyloid is caused by a chronic infection or inflammatory disease…
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- ART (antiretroviral therapy) Treatment that suppresses or stops a retrovirus. One of the retrovirus is the human immunodeficiency virus…
- Herbalist One versed in herbal lore and, in regard to therapy, an herb doctor.
- Desmoplastic reaction This term refers to the growth of fibrous or connective tissue. Some tumors elicit a desmoplastic reaction…
- ErbB1 See: EGFR
- Labia majora The larger (major) outside pair of labia (lips) of the vulva (the female external genitalia).
- Sapporo-like virus See: Sapovirus
- Scleredema A dermatologic disorder characterized by hardening and thickening of the skin, typically over the face, neck…
- Melioidosis Melioidosis: An infectious illness, also called Whitmore's disease, that is most frequent in Southeast Asia…
- Drug, antiprotozoal Something that destroys protozoa or inhibits their growth and ability to reproduce. A few of the protozoa of…
- Grand mal A form of epilepsy characterized by tonic-clonic seizures. involving two phases -- the tonic phase in which…
- Rapid strep test Rapid strep test: A diagnostic test commonly used to demonstrate whether streptococcus bacteria ('strep') are…