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Oligoarthritis
Inflammation of four or fewer joints
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Show more- Placental stage of labor The part of labor from the birth of the baby until the placenta (afterbirth) and fetal membranes are…
- Fever, puerperal Fever that lasts for more than 24 hours within the first 10 days after a woman has had a baby. Puerperal…
- Disease, kissing Infectious mononucleosis ('mono'), a very common illness caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). By the time…
- Malady From the French maladie for illness.
- Cloning The process of making a clone, a genetically identical copy. Cloning can refer to the technique of producing…
- Shock, septic Shock caused by infection. See also septicemia.
- Thromboxane A substance made by platelets that causes blood clotting and constriction of blood vessels. There are two…
- Syndrome, economy class The formation of blood clots in veins deep within the legs -- deep vein thrombosis -- occurring during (or…
- Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome >Keratitis -- gradual destruction of the cornea of the eye, sometimes leading to blindness >Ichthyosis --…
- Plague, Great The 'Great Plague' that swept London in 1665 was probably not really the plague but rather typhus. The plague…
- Gaucher disease, types 2-5 A series of disease due to glucocerebrosidase deficiency and accumulation of glucocerebroside in cells. By…
- Pap Smear Pap Smear: A screening test for cervical cancer based on the examination under the microscope of cells…