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Eye cataract
A clouding of the lens of the eye. The normally clear aspirin-sized lens of the eye starts to become cloudy. The result is much like smearing grease over the lens of a camera. It impairs normal vision. NTER> There are many causes of…
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- Blastocystis infection See: Blastocystosis
- Cervicitis Inflammation of the cervix
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- Virology The study of viruses
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