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PML
Stands for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a rapidly progressive, often fatal viral infection of the brain. Commonly abbreviated as PML. PML is believed to be due to the Jacob-Creutzfeldt (JC) papovavirus. The virus infects…
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Show more- Reproductive cells The eggs and sperm are the reproductive cells. Each mature reproductive cell is haploid in that it has a…
- Cure 1. To heal, to make well, to restore to good health. Cures are easy to claim and, all too often, difficult to…
- Lingelsheimia A group of bacteria named after W. von Lingelsheim. Now known as Acinetobacter. See: Acinetobacter
- Socialized medicine A system of health care in which all health personnel and health facilities, including doctors and hospitals…
- Johnny A hospital gown. A johnny is a short collarless gown that ties in the back, worn by patients being examined…
- Homotrisomy Trisomy of the same chromosome. The occurrence of two children in the same family with trisomy 21 is an…
- Disease, hand-foot-and-mouth A viral syndrome with a rash on the hands and feet and in the mouth. The internal rash (the enanthem)…
- Sir Charles Bell See: Bell, Charles
- Neuroma, optic A benign tumor of the optic nerve
- Straight jacket See: Straitjacket
- APLS (antiphospholipid antibody syndrome) Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome): An immune disorder characterized by the presence of abnormal antibodies…
- Contusion Another name for a bruise. What is a bruise ? A bruise, or contusion, is caused when blood vessels are…