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Amebic dysentery
Dysentery (inflammation of the intestine) with ulcers in the colon due to infection with an ameba (Entamoeba histolytica). This single-celled parasite is transmitted to humans via contaminated water and food. Amebic dysentery can be…
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Show more- Systemic Affecting the entire body. A systemic disease such as diabetes can affect the whole body. Systemic…
- Androgen insensitivity syndrome, complete A genetic disorder that makes XY fetuses insensitive (unresponsive) to androgens (male hormones). Instead…
- Immunity The condition of being immune. Immunity can be innate (for example, humans are innately immune to canine…
- Sclerodactyly Localized thickening and tightness of the skin of the fingers or toes. Sclerodactyly is commonly associated…
- West Nile virus West Nile virus: The mosquito-borne virus that causes West Nile fever. One of the flaviviruses, a family of…
- ARB Angiotensin II receptor blocker
- Mourning The process by which people adapt to a loss as, for example, the death of someone near and dear. Mourning is…
- Oxymetholone A male hormone that stimulates production of the male hormone testosterone. It is sometimes given to treat…
- Underwater weighing A method for determining the lean body mass. This method weighs a person underwater and then calculates the…
- Virus, negative-strand RNA See: Negative-strand RNA virus
- Orchitis Inflammation of the testis (male sex organ). There are many causes of inflammation of the testis including…
- Pain An unpleasant sensation that can range from mild, localized discomfort to agony. Pain has both physical and…