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Bronchitis
Bronchitis: Inflammation and swelling of the bronchi. Bronchitis can be acute or chronic. Chronic bronchitis usually is defined clinically as a daily cough with production of sputum for 3 months, two years in a row. In chronic bronchitis…
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Show more- Cholesterol guidelines The guidelines on cholesterol for adults. A 2004 update to the National Cholesterol Education Program's…
- VCUG Voiding cystourethrography. Or voiding cystourethrogram
- Seed implantation Radiation treatment given by placing radioactive material contained within a small cylindrical shell directly…
- Neuronitis, vestibular See: Vestibular neuronitis
- Neuromuscular Pertaining to both nerves and muscles, as in neuromuscular blockade by an anesthetic agent, the neuromuscular…
- Mask of pregnancy Muddy-brown pigmentation on the cheeks or elsewhere on the face that develops in about half of all women…
- Babysitter's elbow See: Nursemaid's elbow
- Aphasia Aphasia: One in a group of speech disorders in which there is a defect or loss of the power of expression by…
- Leukemia, acute myelogenous Leukemia, acute myelogenous: Abbreviated AML. Also called acute myeloid leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic…
- Therapy, grief See: Grief therapy
- Hypothyroidism, congenital Hypothyroidism, congenital: Underactivity of the thyroid gland at birth, resulting in growth retardation…
- Seminal vesicle A structure in the male that is about 5 centimeters (2 inches) long and is located behind the bladder and…