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Separation of the epidermis from the tissue underneath, usually forming a blister. Loosening of the outer layer of the skin (epidermis), with the development of large blisters, occurring either spontaneously or after injury.  

Fever with headaches, mental disorder and a rash, caused by lice which come from other humans. An infectious disease caused by Rickettsia prowazekii and transmitted by the human body louse (Pediculus humanus corporis).  

A viral disease affecting the intestinal muscles, with symptoms like influenza, such as fever, headaches and pains in the chest.  

A pacemaker attached to the surface of the ventricle.  

Referring to the epicardium.  

A large fold of skin in the inner corner of the eye, common in babies and also found in adults of some groups such as the Chinese. Vertical fold of skin on the inner aspect of the eye, normal in Oriental persons and sometimes occurring also in Down’s syndrome; also called epicanthic fold. A vertical…

An unusual fold of skin over the eyelid, which may press the eyelashes against the eyeball. An abnormal fold of skin, present from birth, stretching across the eye just above the lashes of the upper eyelid or in front of them in the lower lid. It may cause the lower lashes to turn upward or…

An unusual amount of sweat.  

A tumour in the brain originating in the ependyma. Brain neoplasm tumor derived from ependymal cells. The third most common type of childhood brain tumor. An ependymoma develops from cells of the ependyma (the membrane lining the ventricles and the central canal of the spinal cord). Symptoms of this tumor include headache, vomiting, and an…

One of the cells which form the ependyma. One of the cells of the developing neural tube that give rise to the ependyma. They originate from spongioblasts derived from the neural epithelium.