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Adenovirus
A group of viruses responsible for a spectrum of respiratory disease as well as infection of the stomach and intestine (gastroenteritis), eyes (conjunctivitis), and bladder (cystitis) and rash. Adenovirus respiratory diseases include a…
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Show more- FMF (familial Mediterranean fever) An inherited disorder featuring short recurring crises of severe abdominal pain and bouts of fever. Other…
- ACG2 Achondrogenesis type II
- Body packing The practice of internally concealing illicit drugs. See: Body packer
- Paternal age The age of the father at the time he conceives a child. The present mean (average) paternal age is 27 years…
- P. cepacia Pseudomonas cepacia, a bacterium now known as Burkholderia cepacia. See: Burkholderia cepacia
- Upper motor neuron A neuron that starts in the motor cortex of the brain and terminates within the medulla (another part of the…
- Aqueduct of Sylvius A canal that communicates between the third and fourth ventricles in a system of four communicating cavities…
- Elbow joint Three long bones meet in the middle portion of the arm at the elbow joint. The bone of the upper arm…
- Therapy, PUVA See: PUVA
- Organic 1. A chemical compound that contains carbon.2. Related to an organ.3. Grown or prepared without the use of…
- REM sleep Sleep: REM sleep is the portion of sleep when there are rapid eye movements (REMs). Dreams occur during REM…
- Amygdaloid complex See: Amygdaloid nucleus