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Malariologist
Someone who is versed in or engaged in the study of malaria. 'Independent malariologists believe it kills two million people a year, mainly children under 5 and 90 percent of them in Africa.' (Tina Rosenberg, writing in The New York Times…
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Show more- Rash Rash: Breaking out (eruption) of the skin. Medically, a rash is referred to as an exanthem.
- Coccygeal Referring to the coccyx, the small tail-like bone at the bottom of the spine, that is made up of 3-5 (average…
- Herbicidal Capable of controlling or destroying plants, weeds, or grasses
- Rickettsioses of the eastern hemisphere, tick-born There are 3 known diseases caused by infection with rickettsial agents. They are North Asian tick-borne…
- Spinocerebellar Pertaining to the spinal cord and the cerebellum, as in spinocerebellar ataxia (ataxia with cerebellar…
- Science (journal) A weekly journal concerning science. Science was founded in 1880 by one of the world's most famous…
- Shot, flu The flu (influenza) vaccine is recommended annually (each year) for persons at high risk for serious…
- Alveolar hydatid disease >By directly ingesting food contaminated with stool from foxes or coyotes. This might include grass, herbs…
- Electromagnetic field therapy See: Magnet therapy
- Base in DNA A unit of the DNA. There are 4 bases: adenine (A), guanine (G), thymine (T), and cytosine (C). The sequence…
- ANLL Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, More commonly called acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A quickly progressive…
- Mitral regurgitation Backflow of blood from the left ventricle to the left atrium of the heart due to mitral insufficiency from…