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FMF (familial Mediterranean fever)
An inherited disorder featuring short recurring crises of severe abdominal pain and bouts of fever. Other symptoms include arthritis, chest pain from inflammation of the lung cavity, and skin rashes. Between attacks, the patient seems…
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- Blighted ovum A fertilized ovum (egg) that did not develop or whose development ceased at an early stage, before 6 or 7…
- Disease, kissing Infectious mononucleosis ('mono'), a very common illness caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). By the time…
- Heterotaxy The abnormal placement of organs due to failure to establish the normal left-right patterning during…
- Chronic pain L ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Chronic pain Main…
- Eruption, bather's An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…
- Disease, pelvic inflammatory (PID) Despite its seeming lack of gender, this term is applied to women only. PID refers exclusively to ascending…
- Frasier syndrome A condition characterized by the presence of an XY sex chromosome constitution and undermasculinized external…
- Pituitary, posterior A mild form of eczema that occurs in young children and adolescents and produces mild patchy lightening and…
- Nitrous oxide (laughing gas) A gas that can cause general anesthesia. Nitrous oxide is sometimes given in the company of other anesthetic…
- Medulla, adrenal The inner portion of adrenal gland. (The outer portion is the adrenal cortex). The adrenal medulla makes…
- RDIs (Reference Daily Intakes) Formerly known as hyaline membrane disease, a syndrome of respiratory difficulty in newborn infants caused by…