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Medication, antiprotozoal
Something that destroys protozoa or inhibits their growth and ability to reproduce. A few of the protozoa of medical importance include Plasmodium (the cause of malaria); Entamoeba histolytica (the cause of amebiasis, amebic dysentery) and…
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- SERM Selective Estrogen-Receptor Modulator
- Arrhythmias, slow Abnormally slow heart rhythms, medically termed bradycardia
- Chondrogenesis imperfecta See: Achondrogenesis type II
- Osteogenesis imperfecta type 1 An inherited connective tissue disorder featuring bone fragility and blue sclerae (blue whites of the eyes)…
- VES (Voluntary Euthanasia Society) The first society of its kind in the world -- its founders included doctors, lawyers and churchmen -- the VES…
- Corneal dystrophy, epithelial basement A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows grayish fingerprint lines…
- Pulmonary therapy Exercises and treatments designed to help patients maintain and recover lung function, such as with cystic…
- Arthritis, spondylitis A form of arthritis causing chronic inflammation of the spine
- Subglottis The lower part of the larynx just below the vocal cords down to the top of the trachea, which takes air to…