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Quarantine
The period of isolation decreed to control the spread of infectious disease. Before the era of antibiotics, quarantine was one of the few available means for halting the spread of infectious diseases. It is still employed as needed. The…
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Show more- Circinate balanitis A form of skin inflammation around the penis in males with Reiter's syndrome. The skin around the shaft and…
- Carrier test A test designed to detect carriers of a gene for recessive genetic disorder. For example, carrier testing is…
- Artery, mesenteric One of the arteries that arises from the abdominal portion of the aorta and distributes blood to most of the…
- Diaper rash Diaper rash: Also called 'diaper dermatitis,' a diaper rash is a skin inflammatory reaction localized to the…
- ITC In-the-canal (that is, the ear canal). See In-the-canal hearing aid
- Gastroesophageal reflux The return of stomach contents back up into the esophagus This frequently causes heartburn because of…
- Fear of worms (parasitic) Feverish.
- Premenstrual Just before the start of menstruation. As in a premenstrual headache
- Darier disease A genetic skin disease characterized by slowly progressive hardening of the skin (keratoses) around the hair…
- Malabsorption The impaired absorption by the intestines of nutrients from food. Malabsorption can be specific and involve…
- Vidian neuralgia A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- Compartment syndrome A condition in which there is swelling and an increase in pressure within a limited space (a compartment)…