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Cranial arteritis
A serious disease characterized by inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels (vasculitis). The vessels affected by inflammation are the arteries (hence the name 'arteritis'). The age of affected patients is usually over 50 years of…
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- PET scan The popular name (and abbreviation) of Positron Emission Tomography
- Vesicate A substance that causes tissue blistering. Also referred to as a vesicant.
- Fracture, compression A fracture caused by compression, the act of pressing together. Compression fractures of the vertebrae are…
- PML Stands for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a rapidly progressive, often fatal viral infection of…
- Therapeutic touch A practice derived from an ancient technique called laying on of hands. It is based on the premise that it is…
- Syndrome, Klinefelter A chromosome condition in boys and men that is usually due to their having 47 chromosomes with XXY sex…
- Heparin, low-weight A newer form of the drug heparin (brand name: Lovenox, Fragmin) that has a lower molecular weight than normal…
- Episcleritis Inflammation of the episclera, a thin membrane that covers the sclera (the white of the eye). Episcleritis is…
- Sartorius muscle The long band of muscle that stretches from the calf to the pelvis. It moves the thigh and, by extension, the…
- Pseudogout Pseudogout: Inflammation of the joints caused by deposits of calcium pyrophosphate crystals, resulting in…
- Polio, abortive A minor form of infection with the polio virus, abortive polio accounts for 80 to 90 percent of clinically…