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Medical vocabulary with 16,436 clear, complete and reliable definitions.
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Cyclospora infection
Infection with Cyclospora cayetanensis, a single-celled parasite. The first known human cases of illness caused by Cyclospora were reported in 1979. More recently, outbreaks of cyclosporiasis have been reported in the US and Canada…
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- Magnesium A mineral involved in many processes in the body including nerve signaling, the building of healthy bones…
- Carcinoma, pancreatic See: Pancreatic cancer
- Mumps immunization The standard MMR vaccine is given to prevent measles, mumps and rubella (German measles). The MMR vaccine is…
- SDF-1 An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…
- Adenocarcinoma A cancer that develops in the lining or inner surface of an organ. More than 95 percent of prostate cancers…
- Therapy, maintenance See: Maintenance therapy
- Cachexia Physical wasting with loss of weight and muscle mass caused by disease. Patients with advanced cancer, AIDS…
- Exon The region of a gene that contains the code for producing protein. Each exon codes for a specific portion of…
- Visceral leishmaniasis A chronic and potentially fatal parasitic disease of the viscera (particularly the liver, spleen, bone marrow…
- West Nile fever Fever: A febrile disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to the common Culex…