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Measles syndrome, atypical (AMS)
Measles syndrome, atypical (AMS): An altered expression of measles, AMS begins suddenly with high fever, headache, cough, and abdominal pain. The rash may appear 1 to 2 days later, often beginning on the limbs. Swelling (edema) of the…
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Show more- P. cepacia Pseudomonas cepacia, a bacterium now known as Burkholderia cepacia. See: Burkholderia cepacia
- Group therapy 1) A type of psychiatric care in which several patients meet with one or more therapists at the same time…
- Secondary cataract See: Cataract, secondary
- Thrombectomy Procedure to remove a clot (a thrombus)
- DTaP immunization Like DPT, DTaP protects from diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. DTaP is the same as DTP…
- Meatus, female urethral The urethra is the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body. In females…
- Rejection In transplantation biology, the refusal by the body to accept transplanted cells, tissues or organs. For…
- Methyl bromide A fumigant gas that is an effective pesticide. Methyl bromide has been used to treat the soil, grain bins…
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome A cancer genetic disorder characterized by freckle-like spots on the lips, mouth and fingers and polyps in…
- Heritable Capable of being transmitted from parent to child.
- Lymphadenopathy virus Another name for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of AIDS. HIV has also been called the…
- Institute, National Eye (NEI) One of the US National Institutes of Health, NEI's mission is to 'conduct and support research, training…