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The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 bejel /bej'ul/, a nonvenereal form of syphilis common among children in the Middle East and North Africa. It is transmitted by person-to-person contact and by sharing drinking and eating utensils. The main sore is usually on or near the mouth and is ...
October 1, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia

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