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Recrudescence
Reappearance of a disease after it has been quiescent. A new outbreak or the return of a disease. As, for example, the recrudescence of a pansinusitis (sinusitis, an infection involving all of the sinuses). The original meaning of…
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Show more- Anatomy, microscopic Known among medical students simply as 'micro', microscopic anatomy is the study of the form of normal…
- Particle, alpha A tiny mass of material composed of two protons and two neutrons. Alpha particles do not travel very far from…
- Vaccine, oral polio See: Polio vaccine, oral
- Interventional radiologist A radiologist who uses image guidance methods to gain access to vessels and organs. Interventional…
- Litho- See: Lithium.
- Curse, Ondine's Failure from birth of central nervous system control over breathing while asleep. There are usually no…
- Fat, brown See: Brown fat
- Gene product The RNA or protein that results from the expression of a gene. The amount of gene product is a measure of the…
- Heat stroke Heat stroke: A core body temperature that rises above 104°F (40°C) accompanied by hot, dry skin and central…
- SHP Schonlein-Henoch purpura
- Cholesterol, HDL See HDL cholesterol
- Colon The part of the large intestine that runs from the cecum to the rectum as a long hollow tube that serves to…