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Laribacter hongkongensis
A novel type of bacterium first isolated in Hong Kong in 2001 from the blood and empyema (pus in the chest) of a man with alcoholic cirrhosis. Laribacter hongkongensis has been associated with (but not yet proven to cause)…
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- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) Spontaneous tearing in parallel with the normal salivation of eating. The crocodile tears syndrome occurs…
- Bursitis, calcific A bursa is a thin fluid-filled sac that reduces friction forces between tissues of the body. Chronic…
- NCCAM National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship.
- Landau-Kleffner syndrome Landau-Kleffner syndrome: A disorder with seizures starting in childhood in which the patient loses skills…
- Exudate A fluid rich in protein and cellular elements that oozes out of blood vessels due to inflammation and is…
- Thallium scan A method of examining the heart to obtain information about the blood supply to the heart muscle. In the…
- Scutellaria barbata A Chinese herb that belongs to a group of herbs named Scutellaria (scullcap or skullcap). It is related to…
- Takayasu arteritis Inflammation of aorta and its branches. See: Takayasu disease