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Neurocysticercosis
Infection of the brain by the larval form of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium. Neurocysticercosis is a form of cysticercosis and is the most common worm infection of the central nervous system. The disease is most prevalent in developing…
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Show more- Poly1 isomerase An enzyme also known as Pin1. See: Pin1
- Cataract, nuclear A cataract that occurs in the center (the nucleus) of the lens. See: Cataract
- Breast cancer, male Breast cancer in a man. Male breast cancer is much less common than breast cancer in women. Fewer than 1% of…
- Axilla The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the body, better known as the armpit. The word 'axilla' was…
- Colonic 1. See: Colonic (adjective). 2. See: Colonic (noun)
- Docosahexaenoic acid DHA. An essential fatty acid, thought to be important to the development of infants, particularly as regards…
- Borborygmus Bowel sounds, the gurgling, rumbling, or growling noise from the abdomen caused by the muscular contractions…
- Grand multipara The term 'multipara' applies to any woman who has given birth 2 or more times. A woman who has given birth 5…
- Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) A kind of laser eye surgery designed to change the shape of the cornea to eliminate (or reduce) the need for…
- Pituitary, anterior The front portion of the pituitary, a small gland in the head called the master gland. Hormones secreted by…
- Variola The old practice of inoculating someone with the virus of smallpox to produce immunity to the disease. Lady…
- Heights, fear of An irrational unreasonable fear of heights is called acrophobia. From the Greek 'acron', height + 'phobos'…