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Streptococcus, group A
A well-known strain (type) of streptococcus (strep) bacteria that can cause strep throat and common skin problems such as impetigo as well as rheumatic fever. Autoimmune reactions to strep have also recently been associated with a number…
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- Evert To turn outward or turn inside out. To evert the foot is to move its forepart away from the midline of the…
- Autotransplant The process of transplanting tissue from one part of the body to another in the same individual. The…
- Coccydynia Coccydynia: Pain in the coccyx (the tailbone). The coccyx is the small bone at the bottom of the spine very…
- Mastoid The rounded protrusion of bone just behind the ear once thought to look like the breast. The word comes from…
- Syndrome, Hurler An inherited error of metabolism in which there is deficiency of the enzyme alpha-L-iduronidase which…
- Rate, respiratory See: Respiratory rate
- Walker, baby A device that allows a baby to move about in a half-seated, half-upright position. A 'walker' may…
- Hidrotic Pertaining to hidrosis, sweating, the production of perspiration. Hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia is the form…
- Anticholinergic The action of certain medications that inhibit the transmission of parasympathetic nerve impulses and thereby…
- Ear, low-set A minor anomaly involving an ear situated down below its normal location. Technically, the ear is low-set…
- Nummular eczema Coin-shaped patches of irritated skin-most common on the arms, back, buttocks, and lower legs that may be…