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Arenavirus
One of a family of viruses called Arenaviridae whose members are generally associated with diseases transmitted by rodents to humans. Each arenavirus is usually associated with a particular rodent host species in which it is maintained…
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Show more- Tetranucleotide A sequence of 4 base pairs. (Bases are the building blocks of DNA.) Expansion of a tetranucleotide repeat…
- MRI, endorectal An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) done from inside the rectum. To do such as MRI, a surface coil within an…
- Amyloidosis, primary Amyloidosis, primary: A disorder of plasma cells (special white blood cells that produce antibodies), this is…
- Pancreas, artificial A machine that constantly measures glucose (sugar) in the blood and, in response to an elevated level of…
- Sulfite sensitivity Adverse reactions of an allergic nature to sulfites. Sulfites occur in fermentation and also occur naturally…
- Encephalitis, flavivirus See: Flavivirus encephalitis
- Rheumatology A subspecialty of internal medicine that involves the non-surgical evaluation and treatment of the rheumatic…
- Antinuclear antibody test Antinuclear antibody test: A test for unusual antibodies that are directed against structures within the…
- Ciguatera Seafood poisoning due to ciguatoxin, a toxin acquired by eating fish that have consumed toxic single-celled…
- Lung volume reduction surgery See: Lung reduction surgery
- ABG (arterial blood gas) The sampling of the blood levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide within the arteries, as opposed to the levels…
- Thoracic cage The structure formed by the thoracic vertebrae and ribs, the sternum (breastbone), and the costal cartilages…