Inflammation+of+the+brain

  • 51mumps — /mumps/, n. (used with a sing. v.) Pathol. an infectious disease characterized by inflammatory swelling of the parotid and usually other salivary glands, and sometimes by inflammation of the testes or ovaries, caused by a paramyxovirus. [1590… …

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  • 52Toxoplasmosis — Classification and external resources T. gondii tachyzoites ICD 10 B58 …

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  • 53West Nile virus — n. 〚after West Nile District of Uganda, where it was discovered〛 a virus transmitted from infected birds by the common culex mosquito and causing a form of encephalitis (West Nile encephalitis or fever or West Nile encephalitis or West Nile… …

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  • 54panencephalitis — A diffuse inflammation of the brain. nodular p. probably a form of subacute sclerosing p.. SYN: Pette Döring disease. subacute sclerosing p. (SSPE) a rare chronic, progressive encephalitis that affects primarily children and young adults, caused… …

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  • 55Chlamydia pneumoniae — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Chlamydia pneumoniae regnum = Bacteria phylum = Chlamydiae ordo = Chlamydiales familia = Chlamydiaceae genus = Chlamydia species = C. pneumoniae Chlamydia pneumoniae is a species of chlamydiae bacteria that… …

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  • 56LP (lumbar puncture) — Also known as a spinal tap, an LP is a procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the spinal canal for the purpose of diagnostic testing. It is particularly helpful in the diagnosis of inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system,… …

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  • 57Lumbar puncture — A lumbar puncture or "LP" is a procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the spinal canal for the purpose of diagnostic testing. It is particularly helpful in the diagnosis of inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system,… …

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  • 58Puncture, lumbar — A lumbar puncture or LP is a procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the spinal canal for the purpose of diagnostic testing. It is particularly helpful in the diagnosis of inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system, especially… …

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  • 59Spinal tap — Also known as a lumbar puncture or LP , a spinal tap is a procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the spinal canal for the purpose of diagnostic testing. It is particularly helpful in the diagnosis of inflammatory diseases of the central… …

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  • 60Tap, spinal — Also known as a lumbar puncture or LP , a spinal tap is a procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the spinal canal for the purpose of diagnostic testing. It is particularly helpful in the diagnosis of inflammatory diseases of the central… …

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