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Dumdum fever
Also called kala-azar, a chronic, potentially fatal parasitic disease of the viscera (the internal organs) due to infection by an agent called Leishmania donovani. Leishmania donovani is transmitted by sandfly bites in parts of Asia…
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- Down-regulation See: Downregulation
- Tumor, desmoid See: Desmoid tumor
- American College of Physicians A medical society for internal medicine. The ACP motto is 'Doctors for Adults.' Its mission is 'to enhance…
- Artery A vessel that carries blood high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body…
- Sedimentation rate Sedimentation rate: A blood test that detects and monitors inflammation in the body. It measures the rate at…
- Ileum The lowest part of the small intestine, located beyond the duodenum and jejunum, just before the large…
- Cushingoid Having the constellation of symptoms and signs caused by an excess of cortisol hormone: that is, Cushing…
- Familial cancer Cancer or a predisposition (tendency) to it that runs in families.
- Autonomic nervous system Part of the nervous system that was once thought to be functionally independent of the brain. The autonomic…
- MCL (medial collateral ligament) of the knee The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Abscess, skin See: Skin abscess