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Q fever vaccine
A vaccine against Q fever, an illness first recognized in Australia in the 1930's that affects people dealing with infected sheep and cattle and their hides and carcasses. The microscopic bacterial agent of Q fever, Coxiella burnetii, is…
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Show more- Magnet therapy An alternative therapy in which magnetic fields are administered by application of magnets to certain parts…
- Cancer antigen 125 Taking care of cancer. When cancer is suspected, a biopsy is usually performed and the tissue is sent to a…
- Premie Short and slangy for a premature baby. A preterm infant. Also often spelled (for obscure reasons) preemie.
- Amnestic aphasia See Anomia
- Deficiency, protein C Protein C is a protein in plasma that enters into the cascade of biochemical events leading to the formation…
- Rheumatism, localized Rheumatism confined to a specific location, such as bursitis and tendonitis
- Drill, dental A device that dentists use to drill into teeth. Primitive dental drills were used in the 18th and early 19th…
- Morton's metatarsalgia See: Morton's neuroma
- Tympanic membrane Just the ear drum
- Doyne honeycomb retinal dystrophy Abbreviated DHRD. An eye disease also known as malattia leventinese. See: Malattia leventinese
- Breastfeeding Breastfeeding: Feeding a child human breast milk. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, human…
- Ectrodactyly >transverse terminal aphalangia (absence of the last bone in the finger or toe), >adactylia (total absence of…