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Fever, spotted
Fever, spotted: Also known as Rocky Mountain spotted fever. An acute febrile (feverish) disease initially recognized in the Rocky Mountain states, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii transmitted by hard-shelled (ixodid) ticks. Occurs only in…
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- Milligram A unit of measurement of mass in the metric system equal to a thousandth of a gram. A gram is equal to the…
- Exacerbation A worsening. In medicine, exacerbation may refer to an increase in the severity of a disease or its signs and…
- Cervical kyphosis, postmenopausal An outward curvature (kyphosis) of the cervical vertebrae (the bones of the neck), creating a hump at the…
- Frailty syndrome A condition, seen particularly in older patients, characterized by low functional reserve, easy tiring…
- Fetal distress Compromise of the fetus during the antepartum period (before labor) or intrapartum period (birth process)…
- Femara Brand name for letrozole, an oral antiestrogen. Femara inhibits the enzyme aromatase in the adrenal glands…
- Pleurisy Pleurisy: Inflammation of the pleura, the linings surrounding the lungs. There are two layers of pleura; one…
- Arteriosclerotic aneurysm A localized widening (aneurysm) of a vessel that occurs because the vessel wall is weakened by…
- Day sight Night blindness. Listed in medical dictionaries under 'Nyctalopia' from the Greek 'nyct' (night) + 'aloas'…
- Neurogenesis The process by which new nerve cells are generated. In neurogenesis, there is active production of new…
- Pediatric UTI See: Urinary tract infection in children