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Philippine hemorrhagic fever
A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage (bleeding) and circulatory collapse (shock). Known also as dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), it starts abruptly with high…
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- Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease See: Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Tumescent liposuction The surgical suctioning of fat deposits from specific parts of the body, the most common being the abdomen…
- Cryo-EM Cryo-electron microscopy
- Lymphedema A common chronic, debilitating condition in which excess fluid called lymph collects in tissues and causes…
- Castration Removal of the sex glands, usually used to indicate removal of the male testicles
- Helmet, bicycle A well-known but often neglected device designed to protect the head of a bicyclist. Helmets decrease the…
- MRSI Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSDS) RSDS is a condition that features a group of typical symptoms, including pain (often 'burning' type)…
- Mouse, white-footed See: White-footed mouse
- Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy A form of muscular dystrophy that typically begins before age 20 with slowly progressive weakness of the…
- Hip pointer Sportstalk for an iliac crest contusion (a bruise of the upper edge of the ilium, one of the hip bones).