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Urban typhus of Malaya
Murine typhus, an acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic typhus. It is caused by a related microorganism, Rickettsia typhi (R. mooseri), transmitted to humans by rat fleas…
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- Roofer's knee See prepatellar bursitis.
- Encephalitis, viral Inflammation of the brain as a result of virus infection. There are many viruses that cause viral…
- Hemophilia carrier A female carrying a mutant gene for hemophilia on one of her two X chromosomes and a normal allele on her…
- Leu Leucine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Pericentric chromosome inversion A basic type of chromosome rearrangement in which a segment that includes the centromere (and so is…
- Rock (drug) A street name given to cocaine that has been processed from cocaine hydrochloride to a ready-to-use free base…
- Angiogram An x-ray of blood vessels which can be seen because the patient receives an injection of dye to outline the…
- Lazy eye An eye that diverges in gaze. A lazy eye is formally called strabismus. A lazy eye (strabismus) can be due to…
- Pauling-Corey helix The alpha helix, the structure of most proteins, discovered by Linus Pauling and Robert Corey. See: Alpha…
- Disorder, anxiety A chronic condition characterized by an excessive and persistent sense of apprehension with physical symptoms…
- Endoscopy Endoscopy: Endoscopy is a broad term used to described examining the inside of the body using an lighted…