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Breakbone fever
An acute mosquito-borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with headache, fever, prostration, severe joint and muscle pain, swollen glands (lymphadenopathy) and rash. The presence (the 'dengue triad') of…
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Show more- Ethyl acrylate A substance used in making latex paints and textiles. The US government removed ethyl acrylate from its list…
- Bone, zygomatic The bone that forms the prominence of the cheek. The zygomatic bone is also known as the zygoma, the…
- Torpor Sluggishness, dullness, languor, lassitude, stupor, torpidity. People can fall into a state of torpor, as can…
- Roundworm C. elegans genome See: C. elegans genome
- Septum, atrial The wall between the two upper chambers (the right and left atrium) of the heart
- Frigidity Failure of a female to respond to sexual stimulus; aversion on the part of a woman to sexual intercourse…
- Intertrigo A superficial skin disorder involving any area of the body where opposing skin surfaces may touch and rub…
- Bone, cranial Part of the top portion of the skull which protects the brain. The bones of the cranium include the frontal…
- Chronic insomnia See Insomnia, chronic
- Disease, kissing Infectious mononucleosis ('mono'), a very common illness caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). By the time…
- Gland, mammary One of the glands within the breast that secrete milk when prompted to do so by special hormones. Mammary…
- Lymph An almost colorless fluid that travels through vessels called lymphatics in the lymphatic system and carries…