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Haemophilus influenzae genome
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- Acute renal failure Sudden and often temporary loss of kidney function. Also called acute kidney failure. As opposed to chronic…
- Primary progressive aphasia An atypical dementia characterized by a relentless dissolution of language with memory relatively preserved…
- Crick-Brenner experiment An elegant and important experiment performed in 1961 by Francis Crick and Sydney Brenner. The experiment…
- Myocarditis Myocarditis: Inflammation of the myocardium, the heart muscle. Myocarditis can be caused by a number of…
- Nerve, trigeminal This nerve functions both as the chief nerve of sensation for the face and as the motor nerve controlling the…
- Menstrual irregularity The normal menstrual cycle is about four weeks long, and often follows the phases of the moon. Its length…
- Dysphoric mania The concurrent presence of symptoms of depression and mania together. Also called Mixed bipolar state
- Deficiency, phenylalanine hydroxylase See Phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency
- Biliary compression Abnormal pressure on the biliary tree compromising the normal drainage of bile
- Vasodilators Agents that act as blood vessel dilators (vasodilators) and open vessels by relaxing their muscular walls…
- Disease, Osler-Rendu-Weber See: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia