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Show more- Berylliosis Beryllium poisoning. See: Beryllium
- Fever, splenic Known also as anthrax, splenic fever is a serious bacterial infection. It is not primarily a human disease…
- LAM Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
- Mortality rate, neonatal The number of children dying under 28 days of age divided by the number of live births that year. The…
- Rickets, hypophosphatemic A familial form of rickets characterized by hypophosphatemia (low blood phosphate level), defective…
- Bartonella quintana Also called Rochalimaea quintana, this microorganism is an unusual rickettsia that can multiply within the…
- Organic dust toxic syndrome A flu-like illness due to the inhalation of grain dust with symptoms including fever, chest tightness, cough…
- Breast cancer, familial A number of factors have been identified that increase the risk of breast cancer. One of the strongest of…
- Medicine, nuclear See: Nuclear medicine
- Practice, family The medical specialty which provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family…
- Belly That part of the body that contains all of the structures between the chest and the pelvis. Also called the…
- LAAM Levo-alpha acetyl methadol, an alternative to methadone that blocks the effects of opiates for up to 72 hours…