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Pontiac fever
A flu-like illness caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila contracted by breathing mist that comes from a water source (such as air conditioning cooling towers, whirlpool spas, showers) contaminated with the bacteria. The incubation…
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Show more- Rhabdomyosarcoma A malignant tumor that starts in muscle. Rhabdomyosarcoma is primarily a childhood tumor and occurs most…
- Gyno- Combining form pertaining to women. From the Greek gyno, gynaikos meaning woman
- SRY Sex region Y, a region on the Y chromosome that determines the sex of the individual. SRY is necessary and…
- Locomotion Movement from one place to another. And the ability to locomote, to get from one place to the next. The…
- Sting, yellow jacket A sting from a yellow jacket (or other large stinging insects such as bees, hornets and wasps) can trigger…
- Angle-closure glaucoma This condition can be acute or chronic. It consists of increased pressure in the front chamber (anterior…
- Roofies Street term for Rohypnol
- Atresia, aortic Congenital absence of the normal valvular opening from the left ventricle of the heart into the aorta…
- Syndrome, Brown An ophthalmology (eye) problem. Brown syndrome is an abnormality that is present at birth (congenitally) and…
- Incubator In biotechnology. an apparatus in which environmental conditions can be set and controlled. Incubators are…
- Balanitis, circinate A form of skin inflammation around the penis in males with Reiter's syndrome. The skin around the shaft and…
- Myelogram An x-ray of the spinal cord and the bones of the spine. During a myelogram, a contrast material that is…