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Vibrio
A group of bacteria that includes Vibrio cholerae, the agent of cholera, (a devastating and sometimes lethal disease with profuse watery diarrhea) and Vibrio comma (which is shaped like a comma). Vibrio move about actively . The word…
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- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency of G6PD is the commonest disease-causing enzyme defect in humans affecting an estimated 400…
- Heart rate The number of heart beats per unit time, usually per minute. The heart rate is based on the number of…
- Plexus, brachial See: Brachial plexus
- Atrophic vaginitis Thinning of the lining (the endothelium) of the vagina due to decreased production of estrogen. This may…
- Leukemia, myelogenous Condition in which the bone marrow makes too many white blood cells. Early symptoms include fatigue and night…
- Syncope, vasodepressor The temporary loss of consciousness in a particular kind of situation. (Syncope is temporary loss of…
- Minot-Von Willebrand disease See: Von Willebrand disease
- ALS1 See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1
- Syndrome, deafness-ichthyosis-keratitis See Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome
- Granular leukocyte >Neutrophils have 'neutral' subtle granules; >Eosinophils have prominent granules that stain readily with the…
- Salient Standing out. Projecting. When the true nature of a disease is poorly understood, it is often classified by…