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Pneumonia
Pneumonia: Inflammation of one or both lungs with consolidation. Pneumonia is frequently but not always due to infection. The infection may be bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic. Symptoms may include fever, chills, cough with sputum…
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- Osteochondromatosis, synovial Any disease that affects the progress of bone growth by killing bone tissue. Osteochondrosis is seen only in…
- Prostate cancer Prostate cancer: An uncontrolled (malignant) growth of cells in the prostate gland which is located at the…
- KHM Keratoderma hereditarium mutilans. See: Vohwinkel syndrome
- Baby blues A common temporary psychological state right after childbirth when a new mother may have sudden mood swings…
- Tumescent liposuction The surgical suctioning of fat deposits from specific parts of the body, the most common being the abdomen…
- Membrane metalloendopeptidase See: Metallomembrane endopeptidase
- Normal pressure hydrocephalus A specific form of hydrocephalus in which the central cavities of the inner brain (the ventricles) enlarge at…
- Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Dis See: GOLD
- Fever, Thai hemorrhagic A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…
- Pachyonychia congenita with natal teeth This is a type of pachyonychia congenita (elephant nails from birth) in which teeth are evident at birth. It…
- Cross-sectional study A study done at one time, not over the course of time. A cross-sectional study might be of a disease such as…