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Spondylitis
Inflammation of one or more of the vertebrae of the spine. Diffuse inflammation of the spine is seen in the disease ankylosing spondylitis. Localized spondylitis is seen with infections of a certain area of the spine, such as in Pott's…
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- Slap cheek See: Fifth disease
- Murine typhus An acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic…
- Essential 1. Something that cannot be done without.2. Required in the diet, because the body cannot make it. As in an…
- Epiretinal membrane A thin membrane that covers the sclera (the white of the eye). "Epi-" is a prefix from the Greek that means…
- Cervical rib >True ribs: The first seven ribs attach to the sternum (the breast bone) in the front and are known as true…
- Seven day diet The Seven day diet is any weight loss plan designed to be followed for seven days at a time. There are many…
- Massage The manipulation of muscle and connective tissue to enhance the function of those tissues and promote…
- Abscess, skin See: Skin abscess
- Amusia The inability to recognize musical tones or to reproduce them. Amusia can be congenital (present at birth) or…
- Western blot A technique in molecular biology, used to separate and identify proteins. Called a Western blot merely…
- Voice disorder One of a group of problems involving abnormal pitch, loudness, or quality of the sounds produced by the…