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Headache, febrile
A headache associated with fever. Because this can sometimes indicate inflammation of the brain, as in encephalitis, see your doctor immediately if you experience this type of headache
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Show more- Mental retardation A syndrome with the following characteristic features: (1) Neurological: Mental retardation and aphasia (lack…
- Transgenic Having genetic material (DNA) from another species. This term can be applied to an organism that has genes…
- Horace Albert Barker See: Barker, Horace Albert
- Venereal Having to do with sexual contact. The word venereal comes from Venus, the Roman goddess of love. A venereal…
- Third and fourth pharyngeal pouch syndrome See: DiGeorge syndrome
- Trochlear nerve The trochlear nerve controls the superior oblique muscle of the eye, one of the extraocular muscles, the…
- Liver spot A pigmented flat spot on sun-exposed skin in older adults, especially on the back of the hands and on the…
- Stones, cystine kidney Cystine kidney stones are due to cystinuria, an inherited (genetic) disorder of the transport of an amino…
- Syndrome, androgen insensitivity Also known as complete androgen insensitivity syndrome. This is a genetic disorder that makes XY fetuses…
- Spasms, infantile See: Infantile spasms
- Fear of dogs An abnormal and persistent fear of dogs. Sufferers of this fear experience anxiety even though they realize…
- Masticate To chew, grind, or pulverize food (or something else) until it turns to pulp. From the Latin masticare, from…