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Endemic
Present in a community at all times but in relatively low frequency. Something that is endemic is typically restricted or peculiar to a locality or region. For example, malaria is endemic in some areas of Africa. And traffic in illicit…
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Show more- Cerebral vascular disease See: Cerebrovascular disease
- Osteopathy A system of therapy founded in the 19th century based on the concept that the body can formulate its own…
- Aphasia, nominal See Anomia
- Atrial arrhythmias See: Arrhythmias, atrial
- Bursitis, hip Inflammation of a bursa of the hip joint. A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface…
- Human lymphotropic virus III Another name for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of AIDS.
- ErbB See: EGFR
- Calcimimetic A drug in a class of orally active, small molecules that decrease the secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH)…
- Enema, barium See: Barium enema
- Patho- Pathology, with emphasis on the pathophysiological and pathogenetic mechanisms underlying human disease.
- Angina Angina: Chest pain due to an inadequate supply of oxygen to the heart muscle. The chest pain of angina is…
- Parietal Adjective from the Latin 'parietalis' meaning 'belonging to the wall' that the ancient anatomists used to…