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Bacteria
Single-celled microorganisms which can exist either as independent (free-living) organisms or as parasites (dependent upon another organism for life). Examples of bacteria include: > >Acidophilus, a normal inhabitant of yogurt, >Chlamydia…
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Show more- Spina bifida occulta A bony defect in the vertebral column that causes a cleft in that column. The cleft remains covered by skin…
- Midwife, traditional See: Traditional midwife
- Thomas Campion See: Campion, Thomas
- Asphyxia Impaired or impeded breathing.
- Pyrimidine One of the two classes of bases in DNA and RNA. The pyrimidine bases are thymine (T) and cytosine (C) in DNA…
- Test, rapid strep A diagnostic test commonly used to demonstrate whether streptococcus bacteria ('strep') are present in the…
- Vaccination, infectious hepatitis See Immunization, hepatitis A.
- Pathogenic Causing disease or capable of doing it. Pathogenic bacteria are disease-causing bacteria. For example…
- Infant mineral requirements Minerals (calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, iodine, copper and zinc) and trace elements (manganese…
- Jurisprudence, medical See: Medical jurisprudence
- Flax seed The seed of the common flax plant (also known as linseed and, botanically, Linum usitatissimum). Flax seed…
- Mitochondria Normal structures responsible for energy production in cells. Mitochondria are located in the cytoplasm…