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The most complete online medical dictionary: 16,436 terms covering anatomy, physiology, pathologies, diagnostic exams, pharmacology and every clinical specialty.
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Desert fever
A disease also called coccidioidomycosis (CM) due to a fungus called Coccidioides immitis. About 40% of people infected with this fungus develop symptoms. Most often they have an influenza-like illness with fever, cough, headaches, rash…
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- Alstrom-Hallgren syndrome See: Alstrom syndrome
- Perichondritis Inflammation of the perichondrium, a dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps…
- Lyophilization A process by which material is rapidly frozen and dehydrated under high vacuum
- Uvula The small piece of soft tissue that can be seen dangling down from the soft palate over the back of the…
- Vaginitis Vaginitis: Inflammation of the vagina. The vagina is the muscular canal extending from the cervix to the…
- Clinical Research Center (CRC) A key resource for clinical research. Also called a General Clinical Research Center (GCRC). One in a…
- Tornado supplies kit Sluggishness, dullness, languor, lassitude, stupor, torpidity. People can fall into a state of torpor, as can…
- Danlos syndrome Better known today as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), this is an inherited disorder with easy bruising, joint…
- Diarrhea Diarrhea: A familiar phenomenon with unusually frequent or unusually liquid bowel movements, excessive watery…
- Benjamin Spock See: Spock, Benjamin
- Enterostomy A surgical operation that opens the small intestine and brings it through the abdominal wall to create a new…