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- Hematopoietic Pertaining to hematopoiesis
- Toko- (prefix) Stemming from the Greek word 'tokos' meaning childbirth, we have toc-, toco-, tok-, and toko- as combining…
- Tsutsugamushi disease A mite-borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, characteristically with…
- Cesarian section The obstetrical procedure is often spelled this way in the U.S. with just an 'e' although the Roman emperor…
- Cocaine The most potent stimulant of natural origin, a bitter addictive anesthetic (pain blocker) which is extracted…
- Annexin V Annexin V is the cause of a syndrome called the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome with abnormal blood…
- Trench fever Fever: A disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in the trenches of World War I, when it is…
- Meiotic Pertaining to meiosis (the process of germ cell formation).
- Bowen disease An early stage of skin cancer. Bowen's disease is medically the same as 'squamous cell carcinoma in situ.'…
- Spasticity A state of increased tone of a muscle (and an increase in the deep tendon reflexes). For example, with…
- End stage The last phase in the course of a progressive disease. As in end-stage liver disease, end-stage lung disease…