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End-of-the-road disease
Guinea worm disease, a parasitic illness caused by infection with the guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis), the largest parasite known to plague people. Guinea worm disease is also known as Dracunculiasis. It is called end-of-the-road…
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- Meditation A self-directed practice for relaxing the body and calming the mind. Most meditative techniques have come to…
- Clinical 1. Having to do with the examination and treatment of patients. 2. Applicable to patients. A laboratory test…
- Aortic arch syndrome 1. Any disorder that causes occlusion of the arteries that arise from the aortic arch. 2. Synonym for…
- C-IBS Constipation-predominant IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
- Snip A single base change, a change in which a single base in the DNA differs from the usual base at that…
- OD (lens prescription) Abbreviation of 'oculus dexter.' Latin for 'right eye.' (The words 'dexterity' and 'dextrous' derive from…
- MME Metallomembrane endopeptidase, also known as membrane metalloendopeptidase
- CB1 See: Cannabinoid receptor 1
- Cartilage Firm, rubbery tissue that cushions bones at joints. A more flexible kind of cartilage connects muscles with…
- Volume, stroke Stroke: The amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle of the heart in one contraction. The stroke volume…
- Proctitis Inflammation of the rectum. This may be due to a considerable number of causes, among them infectious agents…