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Tuberculous diskitis
An infection of the spine due to tuberculosis, seen most often in children. The main symptom is back pain. Untreated tuberculous diskitis can lead to inward or outward curvature of the spine. Imaging of the spine will find abscesses, some…
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Show more- First stage of labor The part of labor when the cervix dilates fully (to 10 centimeters). The first stage of labor is also called…
- Congenital defect A birth defect.
- Backbone The spine. A flexible row of bones stretching from the base of the skull to the tailbone
- Desensitization, allergy Stimulation of the immune system with gradually increasing doses of the substances to which a person is…
- Fever, West Nile Fever, West Nile: A febrile disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to the…
- Cryptorchidism 1. Pertaining to the elbow. 2. Pertaining to the forearm and hand. 3. Pertaining to the ulna. From the Latin…
- EBV Epstein-Barr virus, best known as the cause of infectious mononucleosis ('mono'). Infection with EBV is…
- Epiglottis The flap that covers the trachea during swallowing so that food does not enter the lungs. Not everything in…
- Chronic kidney failure See: Chronic renal failure
- Hypothalamic hamartoma A benign tumor of the hypothalamus, the area of the brain that controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst…
- Vesicle In dermatology, a vesicle is a small blister, as on the skin. Vesicles also occur on the mucous membranes…
- Pharynx The hollow tube about 5 inches long that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe)…