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Blastocystis hominis
The parasitic organism that causes blastocystosis. See Blastocystosis
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- Cholangitis, sclerosing See: Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- CNS (central nervous system) That part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord. The central nervous system (CNS)…
- Neurosyphilis Neurological complications in the third (tertiary) and final phase of syphilis, which involve the central…
- Archaeology The scientific study of the material remains of past peoples. In archaeology today, a range of biological…
- Complicated grief Grief that is complicated by adjustment disorders (especially depressed and anxious mood or disturbed…
- Weissenbacher-Zweymuller syndrome See: Stickler syndrome
- Passage, nasal The walls of the nasal passages are coated with respiratory mucous membranes which contain innumerable tiny…
- Bruxism Grinding and gnashing the teeth. Bruxism is due to clenching of the teeth other than in chewing and is…
- Syndrome, cauda equina See: Cauda equina syndrome
- Fetal dystocia Difficult labor and delivery caused by the size (too big), shape or position of the fetus. Dystocia comes…
- Hepatic- A combining form used before a vowel to indicate a relationship to a hepatic duct or the liver. From the…