| vertebral polyarthritis | Inflammation of a number of the intervertebral disks without involvement of the vertebral bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| polyarthritis | <pathology> An inflammation of several joints together. Origin: Gr. Arthron = joint (18 Nov 1997) |
| polyarthritis chronica | An obsolete term for rheumatoid arthritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| polyarthritis chronica villosa | A chronic inflammation confined to the synovial membrane, involving a number of joints; it occurs in women at the menopause and in children. (05 Mar 2000) |
| polyarthritis rheumatica acuta | An obsolete term for polyarthritis associated with rheumatic fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epidemic polyarthritis | A mild febrile illness of humans in Australia characterised by polyarthralgia and rash, caused by the Ross River virus, a member of the family Togaviridae, and transmitted by mosquitoes. Synonym: epidemic exanthema, Murray Valley rash, Ross River fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumonia, staphylococcal | Pneumonia caused by staphylococcus aureus. This condition is a frequent complication of viral influenza. (12 Dec 1998) |
| staphylococcal | Infection due to staphylococcus. (27 Sep 1997) |
| staphylococcal food poisoning | Poisoning by staphylococcal toxins present in contaminated food. (12 Dec 1998) |
| staphylococcal infections | Infections with bacteria of the genus staphylococcus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Staphylococcal neutral phosphatase | <enzyme> A surface-bound bacterial protein; highly cationic; shows maximum phosphatase activity at neutral pH; binds to immunoglobulin Registry number: EC 3.1.3.- Synonym: staphylococcal nptase, nptase (26 Jun 1999) |
| staphylococcal pneumonia | Pneumonia, usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus, usually commencing as a bronchopneumonia, and frequently leading to suppuration and destruction of lung tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| staphylococcal protein a | A protein present in the cell wall of most staphylococcus aureus strains. The protein selectively binds to the fc region of human normal and myeloma-derived IgG. It elicits antibody activity and may cause hypersensitivity reactions due to histamine release; has also been used as cell surface antigen marker and in the clinical assessment of b lymphocyte function. (12 Dec 1998) |
| staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome | <syndrome> A disease of infants due to group 2 phage type 17 staphylococci that produce an epidermolytic exotoxin. Superficial fine vesicles and bullae form and rupture easily, resulting in loss of large sheets of epidermis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| staphylococcal skin infections | Infections to the skin caused by bacteria of the genus staphylococcus. (12 Dec 1998) |