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SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus)
A chronic inflammatory condition caused by an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease occurs when the body's tissues are attacked by its own immune system. Patients with lupus have unusual antibodies in their blood that are targeted…
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- Abortion, spontaneous A miscarriage, that is, any pregnancy that is not viable (the fetus cannot survive) or in which the fetus is…
- TPH2 Tryptophan hydroxylase 2, also known as neuronal tryptophan hydroxylase (NTPH), the key rate-limiting enzyme…
- Colorectal cancer Cancer of the colon and rectum. A malignant tumor arising from the inner wall of the large intestine. Risk…
- Population, study See: Study population
- Acrophobia An abnormally excessive and persistent fear of heights. Sufferers experience severe anxiety even though they…
- Fear of fur An abnormal and persistent fear of fur is called doraphobia. Sufferers of this fear avoid fur-bearing animals…
- Cryophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of cold, including cold weather and cold objects. Sufferers from cryophobia…
- Shaken baby syndrome Syndrome: Ines, particularly to the head, caused by violently shaking an infant. The syndrome is the…
- Sporadic >An endemic is present in a community at all times but in low frequency. An endemic is continuous, as in the…
- Cancer, cervical See: Cervical cancer
- Scarification The making of many small, superficial scratches in the skin. Scarification may be done in giving a smallpox…