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Mousepox
A disease of mice caused by the ectromelia virus. See: Ectromelia virus
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Show more- Barbat skullcap See: Scutellaria barbata
- Locoregional Limited to a local region. See also: Locoregional anesthesia; Locoregional metastasis
- WBS Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome. See: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
- Dermopathy Any disease of the skin. Synonymous with dermatopathy.
- Disease, Hirschsprung A congenital abnormality (birth defect) of the bowel in which there is absence of the ganglia (nerves) in the…
- First American medical school King's College Medical School founded in New York in 1767. Its mission was fairly lofty -- to 'enlarge the…
- Heart ventricle One of the two lower chambers of the heart. The right ventricle is the chamber that receives blood from the…
- Insecticide-treated bednet A bednet that has been treated with insecticide to protect against mosquitos and malaria. 'Provision of…
- Dystonia, writer's cramp A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting…
- Diploid The number of chromosomes in most cells of the body. This number is 46 in humans. It is naturally twice the…
- Psychosis, intensive care unit A disorder in which patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) or a similar hospital setting may experience…
- Medigap Health insurance in the US that is intended to supplement Medicare benefits and presumably to fill the gaps…