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H. heilmannii
Abbreviation for Helicobacter heilmannii, a bacteria that infects most cats, dogs and pigs and, in them, causes stomach inflammation (gastritis). H. heilmannii is not usually transmitted from animals to people. But people who have been…
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Show more- Torticollis The most common of the focal dystonias, torticollis is a state of excessive of inadequate muscle tone in the…
- Zinc oxide A form of zinc that has antispasmodic qualities
- Immunity, natural See: Innate immunity
- Melanoma, intraocular See: Intraocular melanoma
- Sleep disorders Sleep disorders: Any disorder that affects, disrupts, or involves sleep. The most common sleep disorder is…
- Care, ambulatory See: Ambulatory care
- Pulse, water hammer A jerky pulse that is full and then collapses because of aortic insufficiency (when blood ejected into the…
- C peptide See: C-peptide
- Heights, fear of An irrational unreasonable fear of heights is called acrophobia. From the Greek 'acron', height + 'phobos'…
- Yeast A group of single-celled fungi that reproduce by budding. Most yeast are harmless (some are used in baking…
- Hiatal hernia Hiatal hernia: An anatomical abnormality in which part of the stomach protrudes up through the diaphragm into…
- Jacksonian seizure A form of epilepsy involving brief alteration in movement, sensation or nerve function caused by abnormal…