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- Reduviid bug A winged insect. Reduviids include kissing bugs which transmit Chagas disease. See: Chagas disease
- Secretary's knee The patellofemoral syndrome (PFS), the commonest cause of chronic knee pain. PFS characteristically causes…
- Joshua Lederberg See: Lederberg, Joshua
- Torsion dystonia A form of dystonia known as early-onset torsion dystonia (also called idiopathic or generalized torsion…
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy A rapidly progressive, often fatal viral infection of the brain. Commonly abbreviated as PML. PML is believed…
- Milzbrand Known also as anthrax, milzbrand is a serious bacterial infection. It is not primarily a human disease but…
- Test, triglyceride Triglycerides are the major form of fat. Triglycerides come from the food we eat and are produced by the…
- Acute thrombocytopenic purpura The sudden onset of low blood platelet levels with bleeding into the skin and elsewhere. Acute…
- Hunter syndrome A genetic metabolic disorder that arises from deficiency of the enzyme iduronate sulfatase, resulting in…
- Toxicity The degree to which a substance can harm humans or animals. Toxicity can be acute, subchronic, or chronic: >…
- C1 (cervical vertebra) C1 is the first cervical (neck) vertebra which is called the atlas. It supports the head. The atlas bone is…