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Juvenile chronic arthritis, systemic-onset
See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
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Show more- Syndrome, burning mouth An intense burning sensation on the tongue, often at the tip of the tongue. The burning mouth syndrome tends…
- Syndrome, temporomandibular joint Disorder of the temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) causing pain usually in front of the ear. Pain in the TMJ can…
- Nose, runny Rhinorrhea is the medical term for this common problem. From the Greek words 'rhinos' meaning 'of the nose'…
- Learning problem See: Learning disability
- Disease, Legg See Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
- Erythroleukemia A form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) involving the cells that give rise to the erythrocytes (the red blood…
- Virulent Extremely noxious, damaging, deleterious, disease-causing (pathogenic). Marked by a rapid, severe, and…
- Shinbone The larger of the two bones in the lower leg (the smaller one being the fibula). The shinbone is anatomically…
- Autoimmune Pertaining to autoimmunity, a misdirected immune response that occurs when the immune system goes awry and…
- Local seizure See: Partial seizure
- P.c. Abbreviation meaning after meals (from the Latin 'post cibum', after meals). One of a number of hallowed…
- Carpal tunnel syndrome Carpal tunnel syndrome: A type of compression neuropathy (nerve damage) caused by compression and irritation…