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Gingivitis, fusospirillary
This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead tissue from the mouth and throat due to the spread of infection from the gums. Certain germs (including fusiform bacteria and…
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Show more- Flax seed The seed of the common flax plant (also known as linseed and, botanically, Linum usitatissimum). Flax seed…
- Shock lung See: ARDS
- Hypoosmolar In biochemistry, referring to hypoosmolarity, an abnormal decrease in the osmolarity of the body fluids
- Tzanck test The examination of fluid from a bulla (a blister) in search of Tzanck cells characteristic of varicella…
- Cytosine (C) One member of the G-C (guanine-cytosine) pair of bases in DNA
- Adductor spasmodic dysphonia A disorder in which sudden muscle spasms cause the vocal folds (or vocal cords) to slam together. See…
- Prandial Of or relating to a meal. Prandial pain is pain while eating. Although medical terms usually have a…
- Congenital rubella syndrome The constellation of abnormalities caused by infection with the rubella (German measles) virus before birth…
- Abuse, sexual child Child abuse comprises four basic types of mistreatment: child neglect, physical abuse of a child, emotional…
- Starttheweekendearlyitis See: Fridayitis
- Anisocytosis Excessive inequality in the size of the red blood cells. Anisocytosis ('aniso') is apparent on a blood smear…
- Irradiation The use of high-energy radiation from x-rays, gamma rays, neutrons, and other sources to kill cancer cells…