| AIE | acute inclusion-body encephalitis; acute infectious encephalitis; acute infective endocarditis |
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| BE | bacillary emulsion; bacterial endocarditis; barium enema; Barrett's esophagus; base excess; below-el... |
| BEC | bacterial endocarditis; behavioral emergency committee; blood ethyl alcohol; bromo-ergocryptine |
| EEE | eastern equine encephalitis; eastern equine encephalomyelitis; experimental enterococcal endocarditi... |
| EPF | early pregnancy factor; endocarditis parietalis fibroplastica; endothelial proliferating factor; est... |
| radial recurrent artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, radial; distribution, ascends around lateral side of elbow joint; anastomoses, radial collateral, interosseous recurrent. Synonym: arteria recurrens radialis, recurrent radial artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| recurrent | Returning after intermissions. Origin: L. Recurrens = returning (18 Nov 1997) |
| recurrent albuminuria | A functional albuminuria sometimes observed intermittently in cycles of 12 to 36 hours' duration, chiefly in younger persons; the degree of albuminuria is usually slight. Synonym: recurrent albuminuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recurrent aphthous stomatitis | <dermatology> Roundish pearl-coloured specks or flakes in the mouth, on the lips, etc, terminating in white sloughs, better known as thrush and the specks are called aphthae. Synonym: thrush, candidiasis. Origin: Sing. Of Aphthae. L, fr. Gr. (mostly in pl, Hipp) an eruption, thrush, fr. To set on fire, inflame. (25 Jun 1999) |
| recurrent aphthous ulcers | <dermatology> Roundish pearl-coloured specks or flakes in the mouth, on the lips, etc, terminating in white sloughs, better known as thrush and the specks are called aphthae. Synonym: thrush, candidiasis. Origin: Sing. Of Aphthae. L, fr. Gr. (mostly in pl, Hipp) an eruption, thrush, fr. To set on fire, inflame. (25 Jun 1999) |
| recurrent appendicitis | Repeated episodes of right lower quadrant abdominal pain attributed to recurrence of inflammation of the appendix in an individual who did not have an appendectomy for prior episodes. Synonym: relapsing appendicitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recurrent artery | <anatomy, artery> An artery which, upon or soon after originating, reflects or turns sharply to course in the general opposite direction to that of its parent artery. Synonym: medial striate artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recurrent artery of Heubner | <anatomy, artery> Arises at or just distal to the anterior communicating artery; distribution: anterior caudate and putamen and anterior limb of internal capsule. Synonym: arteria centralis longa, arteria recurrens, artery of Heubner, long central artery, recurrent artery of Heubner, recurrent artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recurrent caries | Caries recurring in an area due to inadequate removal of the initial decay, usually beneath a restoration or new decay at a site where caries has previously occurred. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recurrent central retinitis | An obsolete term for central serous retinopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recurrent corneal erosion | Repeated vesiculation followed by exfoliation of the corneal epithelium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recurrent encephalopathy | A progressive form of encephalopathy occurring in young members of the same family; characterised by headache, vertigo, truncal ataxia, drowsiness and stupor, speech impairments, choreic-athetoid movements, and sometimes convulsions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recurrent fever | An acute infection characterised by recurrent episodes of pyrexia alternating with asymptomatic intervals of apparent recovery. This condition has worldwide distribution and is caused by spirochetes of the genus borrelia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| recurrent herpetic stomatitis | Reactivation of herpes simplex virus infection, characterised by vesicles and ulceration limited to the hard palate and attached gingiva. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recurrent hypopyon | <syndrome> A multisystem, chronic recurrent disease characterised by ulceration in the mouth and genitalia, iritis, uveitis, arthritis and thrombophlebitis. Often treated with immunosuppressive therapy (corticosteroids, chlorambucil). (27 Sep 1997) |