Medical Dictionary Definitions A-Z List
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Infection, rotavirus
Infection, rotavirus: A leading cause of severe
winter diarrhea in young children.
Each year, rotavirus (RV) causes an estimated 500,000 doctor
visits and 50,000 hospital admissions in the United
States. Almost every child catches RV before entering school but,
with rehydration (and good nutriti...
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Infection, roundworm
Infection, roundworm: Infection from a type of parasitic worm that hatches in the intestines and lives there. The eggs of the roundworm usually enter the body through contaminated water or food or on fingers placed in
the mouth after the hands have touched a contaminated object.
Symptoms from rou...
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Infection, urinary tract (UTI)
Infection, urinary tract (UTI): An infection in the
urinary system that begins when microorganisms cling to the opening
of the urethra (the
canal from the bladder) and begin to multiply. Most UTIs are due to
one type of bacteria,
E. (Escherichia) coli, a normal denizen of the colon. An infection i...
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Infection, Vincent
Infection, Vincent: This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead tissue from the mouth and throat due to the spread of infection from the gums.
Certain germs (including fusiform bacteria and
spirochetes) have been thought to be involv...
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Infection, yeast
Infection, yeast: Infection due to fungal organisms which have the characteristic of being single-celled, usually rounded and reproduce by budding.
Most yeast are harmless (some are used in baking and brewing). Yeast is commonly present on normal human skin and in areas of moisture, such as in the m...
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Infectious Diseases, Nat'l Institute of Allergy &
Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and (NIAID): This is one of the National
Institutes of Health in the U.S. In formal terms, the mission of the
NIAID is
"to support and conduct research and research training
(that) strives to understand, treat, and ultimately prevent
the myri...
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Infectious hepatitis
Infectious hepatitis: See Hepatitis A....
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Infectious hepatitis immunization
Infectious hepatitis immunization: See Immunization,
hepatitis A....
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Infectious mono
Infectious mono: See infectious mononucleosis.
Infectious Mononucleosis Symptoms and Signs...
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Infectious mononucleosis
Infectious mononucleosis: A specific viral infection (with the Epstein-Barr virus) in which there is an increase of white blood cells that are mononuclear (with a single nucleus) "Mono" and "kissing disease" are popular terms for this very common illness caused by the Epstein-Bar...
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Infectivity
Infectivity: The proportion of persons exposed to an infectious agent who become infected by it....
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Inferior
Inferior: In anatomy, below or toward the feet. As opposed to superior. The liver is inferior to the lungs.
For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry to "Anatomic Orientation Terms"....
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Inferior vena cava
Inferior vena cava: A large vein that receives blood from the lower extremities, pelvis and abdomen and delivers it to the right atrium of the heart....
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Inferolateral
Inferolateral: Below and to one side. Both inferior and lateral. In anatomy, there are many such compound terms.
For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry to "Anatomic Orientation Terms"....
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Infertile
Infertile: Not able to conceive after a year of regular intercourse without contraception.
Infertility can be due to many causes. In most cases of
possible female infertility, the problem is found to originate with
the male partner's sperm motility. Some cases are due to physical
problems or m...
