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Cotton rat
A rodent capable of carrying the types of hantavirus that cause HPS (hantavirus pulmonary syndrome) in the US. The cotton rate is found in the southeastern US and Central and South America. Its head and body measure about 5 to 7 inches…
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- Gibbon See: Gibbon, John H., Jr.
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- Gout, tophaceous A form of chronic gout whereby nodular masses of uric acid crystals (tophi) are deposited in different soft…
- Ball-and-socket joint A ball-and-socket joint is one in which the round end of a bone fits into the cavity of another bone. The hip…
- Plague Plague: The plague is an infectious disease due to a bacteria called Yersinia pestis. Y. pestis mainly…
- Syndrome of ichthyosis, spasticity, oligophrenia A: Also known as the Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease characterized by a triad…
- Lynch syndrome See: Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer
- Overgrowth Just what it sounds like: excessive growth
- Dysphoria Anxiety
- Disease nomenclature A system of classifying and naming diseases. The contemporary categories and codes for diseases are outlined…
- UNOS Acronym for the United Network for Organ Sharing, the nationwide umbrella for transplantation organ sharing…