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Pseudorubella
Synonymous with Roseola infantum, a viral disease of infants sudden onset of high fever which lasts several and young children with days and then suddenly subsides leaving in its wake a fine red rash. The causative agent is herpesvirus…
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Show more- Beriberi A syndrome characterized by inflammation of multiple nerves (polyneuritis), heart disease (cardiopathy), and…
- Partial laryngectomy A surgical procedure on the voice box designed to preserve the voice. The surgeon removes part of the voice…
- FAS diagnosis See: Fetal alcohol syndrome diagnosis
- Chiropractic A system of diagnosis and treatment based on the concept that the nervous system coordinates all of the…
- Nerve, olfactory See: Olfactory nerve
- Side effects Problems that occur when treatment goes beyond the desired effect. Or problems that occur in addition to the…
- Fluoridation 1. In general, treatment with fluoride.2. Specifically, the addition of fluoride to a water supply to help…
- Miosis Contraction of the pupil. The opposite of mydriasis.
- HMPV Human metapneumovirus
- Goldring, Sidney Polish-born American neurosurgeon who pioneered the surgical treatment of epilepsy. Beginning in the 1970s…
- Duplication Part of a chromosome in duplicate, a particular kind of mutation (change) involving the production of one or…
- Contact healing Another name for the alternative medicine practice of laying on of hands. See: Laying on of hands. See also…