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Brain anthrax
Anthrax infection of the central nervous system (the spinal cord and brain) and meninges (the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. NTER> These microscopic findings come from a fatal case of anthrax that occurred in California in…
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- Ecstasy 1. A state of rapture and trancelike elation.2. A street name for 3-4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)…
- Premature birth A birth that takes place before 37 weeks of gestation have passed. Historically, the definition of…
- Caffeine A stimulant found naturally in coffee beans, tea leaves, cocoa beans (chocolate) and kola nuts (cola) and…
- Equinophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of horses. Sufferers of equinophobia experience undue anxiety even when a…
- Ulnar nerve A major nerve in the upper extremity. The ulnar nerve begins in the lower cervical and upper thoracic…
- Malacia Softening. For example, osteomalacia is softening while chondromalacia is softening of cartilage. From the…
- Microscopy, electron Too small a body. A child with microsomia has significant undergrowth. The prefix "micro-" is derived from…
- Vaccination, DT DT (diphtheria and tetanus) vaccine does not protect from pertussis and is usually reserved for individuals…
- Resistance, insulin See: Insulin resistance
- Hemorrhagic fever, epidemic A number of diseases characterized by an abrupt onset of high fever and chills, headache, cold and cough, and…
- Caudal anesthesia Anesthesia produced by injection of a local anesthetic into the caudal canal, the sacral portion of the…