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Yellow jack
1) The flag displayed from lazarettos, naval hospitals, and vessels in quarantine. 2) Synonym for yellow fever as, for example, in '...Fernando passed a few weeks recovering from a touch of yellow jack.'
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- Forget me Street term for Rohypnol
- Disease, Lou Gehrig Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a classic motor neuron disease. Motor neuron diseases are progressive…
- Level 4 biosafety >Level 1 -- This level applies to agents that do not ordinarily cause human disease. >Level 2 -- This level…
- Fear of crossing streets Abnormal and persistent fear of crossing streets, highways and other thoroughfares; fear of thoroughfares…
- Marker chromosome An abnormal chromosome that is distinctive in appearance but not fully identified. A marker chromosome is not…
- Helminthology, medical See: Medical helminthology
- Homolog (homologue) One chromosome of a pair.
- Nervus ulnaris See: Ulnar nerve
- Hepatic duct, right See: Right hepatic duct
- Breast reduction Breast reduction: Surgical reduction of breast size in order to reduce the weight of the breasts and relieve…
- Neurotoxin A substance that causes damage to nerves or nerve tissue. For example, lead is a neurotoxin