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One of a group of viruses which can be isolated from the intestine and which can cause serious illnesses such as aseptic meningitis, gastroenteritis and respiratory infection in small children. Any of a group of small viruses, some of which are responsible for human illnesses. One of a group of about 30 RNA-containing viruses, originally…

The use of ultrasound to examine the brain. Diagnostic procedure using ultrasound waves to study the brain; it may reveal expanding lesions or expansion of brain ventricles. Investigation of structures within the skull by detecting the echoes of ultrasonic pulses. The chief value of the method is in detecting those disorders causing a displacement of…

A disorder caused by a tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus which forms hydatid cysts in the lungs, liver, kidneys or brain. A type of tapeworm, usually found in animals, but sometimes transmitted to humans, causing hydatid cysts in the lungs, liver, kidneys or brain. Infection with a tapeworm (Echinococcus), usually transmitted through contact with infected dogs (especially…

Referring to a gland, especially a sweat gland, which does not disintegrate and remains intact during secretion. Denoting the flow of sweat. Describing sweat glands that are distributed all over the body. Their ducts open directly onto the surface of the skin and they are densest on the soles of the feet and the palms…

A benign tumour on the surface of cartilage or bone. A benign cartilaginous tumor that protrudes beyond the margins of a bone.  

The conversion of cartilage into a hard mass with a shiny surface like bone. The wearing down of the cartilage at the articulating surface of a bone, exposing the underlying bone. This is an end result of osteoarthritis. Changes in bone that cause it to become dense, hard, and smooth like ivory; often seen at…

The types and quantities of food regularly eaten by a person.  

Pre-eclampsia which appears earlier than the 37th week of the pregnancy.