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Extremity
The extremities in medical language are not freezing cold or scorching heat but rather the uttermost parts of the body. The extremities are simply the hands and feet. The use of 'extremity' to mean a hand or foot is quite ancient…
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- Group B streptococcus infection A major cause of infections, including infections involving the pregnant woman and her newborn infant. Strep…
- Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1 See B virus
- E. coli Short for Escherichia coli, the colon bacillus, a bacterium that normally resides in the human colon. E. coli…
- Bile acid resin Bile acid resins are substances that bind in the intestines with bile acids that contain cholesterol and are…
- Ova Plural form of ovum
- Immunization, DT DT (diphtheria and tetanus) vaccine does not protect from pertussis and is usually reserved for individuals…
- Erotic jealousy syndrome See: Othello syndrome
- Activase Brand name of alteplase, a tissue plasminogen activator made by recombinant DNA technology. See: Tissue…
- Angina, exudative Angina, exudative: This has nothing whatsoever to do with the usual type of angina (angina pectoris) which is…
- Mixed connective tissue disease Mixed connective tissue disease: A mixture of three diseases of connective tissue (the framework of the cells…
- MAM Menstrually associated migraine. See: Menstrual migraine