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A severe form of blood poisoning, caused by a streptococcal germ, occurring in women following childbirth, and promptly cured by antibiotics. It was at one time called milk fever because it occurred two or three days after delivery and about the time that the breasts became engorged with milk. In the past the disease killed…

Reduced eyesight, headaches, dizziness, and restricted peripheral vision resulting from damage or abnormalities in the optic chiasm.  

A mental condition marked by an excessive and persistent state of happiness or cheerfulness.  

An excessive accumulation of scar tissue, resulting in the scar becoming raised, firm, and visually unappealing.  

A disorder affecting the joints, often targeting the knee, that leads to internal joint damage and swelling while causing little to no pain. This condition is a symptom of syphilis.  

Beriberi is a condition caused by a lack of vitamin B in one’s diet.  

A gathering of cerebrospinal fluid located under the scalp, occurring only when there’s a skull fracture accompanied by a wound that connects to the brain’s fluid-filled spaces.  

Moving toward the center, the opposite of moving away from the center, which is known as centrifugal.  

The term is generally used for anything divided into 100 parts, but it’s most commonly associated with the centigrade temperature scale. On this scale, the thermometer is divided into 100 degrees, with zero marking the freezing point of ice and 100 indicating the boiling point of water. The scale is also known as Celsius, named…

The cavities inside the brain that are filled with cerebrospinal fluid, also known as ventricles.