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FMF (familial Mediterranean fever)
An inherited disorder featuring short recurring crises of severe abdominal pain and bouts of fever. Other symptoms include arthritis, chest pain from inflammation of the lung cavity, and skin rashes. Between attacks, the patient seems…
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- Hemidiaphragm, elevated See: Elevated hemidiaphragm
- X-ray, lateral An X-ray picture taken from the side
- Cushing syndrome Cushing syndrome: The constellation of symptoms and signs caused by an excess of cortisol hormone. Cushing…
- Naegleria fowleri A protozoa that is a pathogenic free-living ameba. Infection with Naegleria fowleri causes primary amebic…
- Hemolytic anemia Anemia due to the destruction (rather than underproduction) of red blood cells.
- Rett syndrome An X-linked dominant neurological disorder that affects girls only and is one of the most common causes of…
- Joint >Gliding -- one bony surface glides on another without angular or rotatory movement; >Angular -- occurs only…
- Examination, postmortem An autopsy. Also called a necropsy. Postmortem examinations have been done for more than 2,000 years but…
- Oz. Abbreviation for ounce
- Myocardium The heart muscle.
- Association 1. In dysmorphology (the study of birth defects), the nonrandom occurrence in two or more individuals of a…