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Systemic lupus erythematosus
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…
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- Syndrome, stiff baby A genetic disorder also known as hyperexplexia in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction)…
- Coronary artery bypass graft Coronary artery bypass graft: Abbreviated CABG. A form of bypass surgery that can create new routes around…
- Fistula An abnormal passageway in the body. The fistula may go from the body surface into a blindpouch or into an…
- Autosomal Pertaining to a chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; relating to any one of the chromosomes save the sex…
- Chronic arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
- TACE Transarterial chemoembolization, a procedure in which the blood supply to a tumor is blocked (embolized) and…
- Asian cholera A devastating and sometimes lethal disease with intense vomiting and profuse watery diarrhea was discovered…
- Immunization, pneumococcal One of the two polio vaccines that are available: oral polio vaccine (OPV) and inactivated polio vaccine…
- Rapid eye movement sleep Sleep: Rapid eye movement sleep (REM) sleep is the portion of sleep when there are rapid eye movements…
- Syndrome, Kostmann A condition with a lack of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infection)…
- B cell A type of white blood cell and, specifically, a type of lymphocyte. Many B cells mature into what are called…