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Conor and Bruch disease
African tick typhus, one of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever but less severe. Characteristic features include fever, a small ulcer (tache noire) at the site of the tick…
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- Tube, auditory The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx, also known as the Eustachian tube. The function of…
- Menstrual cramps Menstrual cramps: Cramping in the lower abdomen, usually in the first or second day of the menstrual cycle…
- Dengue shock syndrome A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…
- Infiltrating lobular carcinoma of the breast Breast: Infiltrating lobular carcinoma is the second most common type of invasive breast cancer next to…
- Arthroscope A thin flexible fiberoptic scope which is introduced into a joint space through a small incision in order to…
- Munchhausen syndrome by proxy A parenting disorder in which the parent either fabricates an illness or induces an illness in their child…
- T-4 cell A type of T cell that has CD4 markers on its surface and participates in the immune response by recognizing…
- Menangle virus A virus that causes a disease first found in a piggery near Sydney, Australia in 1997. The virus was highly…
- Cardiologist A doctor who specializes in treating heart disorders