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Measles syndrome, atypical (AMS)
Measles syndrome, atypical (AMS): An altered expression of measles, AMS begins suddenly with high fever, headache, cough, and abdominal pain. The rash may appear 1 to 2 days later, often beginning on the limbs. Swelling (edema) of the…
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- Disease, Huntington An hereditary disorder with mental and physical deterioration leading to death. Although characterized as an…
- Angiitis, allergic granulomatous See: Churg-Strauss syndrome
- Pharyngitis Inflammation of the pharynx (the hollow tube in the back of the throat about 5 inches long that starts behind…
- Third cranial nerve
- Histiocytosis X Now called Langerhans cell histiocytosis. This disease is subclassified into eosinophilic granuloma, Letterer…
- Rumination 1. Regurgitating food after a meal and then swallowing and digesting some of it. Cattle and other ruminant…
- Cardiopathy Heart disease. A nonspecific term applicable to any and all diseases of the heart. From cardio- + the Greek…
- False negative A result that appears negative but fails to reveal a situation. An example of a false negative: a particular…
- Lepra 1. Leprosy (Hansen disease) 2. Before the mid 19th century, psoriasis.The acronym LEPRA stands for the…
- Osteitis deformans Better known today as Paget disease, this is a chronic bone disorder that typically results in enlarged…
- Pulmonary stenosis The pulmonary valve is too tight so that the flow of blood from the right ventricle of the heart into the…