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Cyclops
A common freshwater crustacean. Some species of Cyclops serve as hosts for parasites such as the guinea worm, the cause of dracunculiasis (guinea worm disease). The Cyclops were one-eyed giants of Greek mythology, a mythical race of…
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- Decease To depart from life; to die
- Negative clinical trial A clinical trial that shows that a new treatment is inferior to standard treatment. See: Clinical trials. See…
- Therapy, electroconvulsive See Electroconvulsive therapy
- Retrospective study Behind the sternum (the breastbone).
- Sick building syndrome Sick building syndrome: A condition caused by exposure to various noxious agents that affect persons employed…
- American Association of Dermatology One of a multitude of professional societies in the health arena. The AMA (the American Medical Association)…
- Doraphobia An abnormal and persistent fear of fur. Sufferers of this fear avoid fur-bearing animals such as dogs, cats…
- Iron overload Iron overload: Iron overload can damage the heart, liver, gonads and other organs. Iron overload is a…
- Terminal ileitis Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine involving only the end of the small…
- Olivary Pertaining to the olive, a structure in the brain
- Meninges The three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord (singular: meninx). The outside meninx is called the…