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Laribacter hongkongensis
A novel type of bacterium first isolated in Hong Kong in 2001 from the blood and empyema (pus in the chest) of a man with alcoholic cirrhosis. Laribacter hongkongensis has been associated with (but not yet proven to cause)…
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Show more- Hypohidrotic Pertaining to hypohidrosis, too little sweating
- Jequirity pea See: Abrin
- XYY An extra Y chromosome in a male. See: XYY syndrome
- Beard The hair that normally grows on the male face after puberty. Testosterone, the most potent of the naturally…
- Hydrocephalus, normal pressure See: Normal pressure hydrocephalus
- American Sign Language Abbreviated ASL. A complete, complex language that employs signs made with the hands and other movements…
- CT, electron beam Also known as Ultrafast CT (computerized tomography), this is a new (and controversial) noninvasive test for…
- Plyometrics Any exercise in which muscles are repeatedly and rapidly stretched ('loaded') and then contracted (as in…
- Let down reflex An involuntary reflex during breastfeeding which causes the milk to flow freely
- Marsh fever See malaria
- Laryngectomee A person who has had his or her larynx (voice box) removed. A partial laryngectomy preserves the voice. The…
- Epilepsy, Jacksonian Epilepsy, Jacksonian:A brief alteration in movement, sensation or nerve function caused by abnormal…