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Snake antivenin
Antibodies created in the blood of a horse or sheep when the animal is injected with snake venom. Antivenin works by neutralizing snake venom that has entered the body. Also called snake antivenom
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- Partial syndactyly A condition in which fingers or toes are partially joined together. Syndactyly can involve the bones or just…
- Endemic typhus Murine typhus, an acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder…
- Human herpesvirus 4 See Epstein-Barr virus.
- INR Stings from large stinging insects such as bees, hornets, yellow jackets and wasps can trigger allergic…
- Clamydia A common misspelling of Chlamydia
- Narcotic antagonist treatment Treatment of narcotic addiction by using a medication that is an antagonist to opiates or any other drug to…
- Butterfly rash Rash: A red, flat facial rash over the bridge of the nose. Over half of patients with systemic lupus…
- Tetany >Hyperreflexia (overactive neurological reflexes), >Carpopedal spasm (spasms of the hands and feet), >Cramps…
- Pediatric Pertaining to children
- Kussmaul breathing Air hunger.