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Asthma of unknown cause. Asthma assumed to be due to some endogenous cause because no external cause can be found. The term occasionally used to describe a form of asthma that lacks a recognizable allergic trigger, such as pollen.  

Instillation of chemotherapy drugs into the bladder for the purpose of killing rapidly dividing cancer cells in the bladder or kidney.  

Assessment of sensitivity to an antigen injected into the skin.  

Seizures that are ongoing even with optimal medical management.  

A surgical procedure that destroys bladder stones using a flexible scope that emits electrical charges.  

Radiotherapy in which one or more radioactive sources are placed within a body cavity to irradiate the walls of the body cavity or proximal tissue. Treatment directed into a body cavity. The advantage to this method is that very high doses of radiation can be delivered directly to a tumor site while sparing surrounding tissue.…

Breakage of bone in a fashion that extends through the cartilaginous covering of the bone into the joint space.  

Acute or chronic inflammation of the renal intercellular tissue and tubules, possibly due to allergic response to Sulfamide or methicillin. Nephritis associated with pathological changes in the renal interstitial tissue that in turn may be primary or due to a toxic agent such as a drug or chemical. The end result is the destruction of…

The paired, bilaterally placed blood vessels of the interior neck that receive blood from the brain and superficial structures of the neck and face. A vein that drains blood from the face, neck, and the cranial venous sinuses and unites with the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein. It is a vein commonly used…

Inward movement of the soft tissue between the ribs during inspiration.