| Romana, Cecilio | <person> Argentinian physician in Brazil, *1899. See: Romana's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Romana's sign | <clinical sign> Marked oedema of one or both eyelids, usually a unilateral palpebral oedema, thought to be a sensitization response to the bite of a triatomine bug infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, and a strong suggestion of acute Chagas' disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Folli, Cecilio | <person> Venitian anatomist, 1615-1660. See: Folli's process, follian process. (05 Mar 2000) |