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Ocean itch
An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish are common between March and August in the waters off of Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. There may be no…
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Show more- C-IBS Constipation-predominant IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
- Gram-negative Gram-negative bacteria lose the crystal violet stain (and take the color of the red counterstain) in Gram's…
- Rectum The last 6 to 8 inches of the large intestine. The rectum stores solid waste until it leaves the body through…
- Linkage analysis Study aimed at establishing linkage between genes. Today linkage analysis serves as a way of gene-hunting and…
- Severe combined immunodeficiency disease >X-linked SCID, the most common type, a genetic flaw damages molecules that allow T cells and B cells to…
- Pes cavus Literally a hollow foot, pes cavus is a foot with too high an arch
- Laxative Something that loosens the bowels. Used to combat constipation (and sometimes overused, producing diarrhea)…
- Battered child syndrome A disease in which children are physically abused. The battered child syndrome is a form of child abuse. Not…
- Fear of drinking alcohol An abnormal and persistent fear of drinking alcohol. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety about…
- Basal ganglia A region consisting of 3 clusters of neurons (called the caudate nucleus, putamen, and the globus pallidus)…
- Curcumin A mixture of compounds derived from the curry spice turmeric. Curcumin is sold in the US as a herbal…
- Nephrotoxic See: Metallomembrane endopeptidase.