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Vibrio
A group of bacteria that includes Vibrio cholerae, the agent of cholera, (a devastating and sometimes lethal disease with profuse watery diarrhea) and Vibrio comma (which is shaped like a comma). Vibrio move about actively . The word…
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- Abdominal guarding Tensing of the abdominal wall muscles to guard inflamed organs within the abdomen from the pain of pressure…
- Wet brain See: Cerebral edema
- Bromobenzylcyanide A riot control agent or 'tear gas.' See: Riot control agent poisoning
- CpG island In molecular genetics, a short region of DNA rich in CpG sites, often located near the promoters of genes…
- System, immune A complex system that is responsible for distinguishing us from everything foreign to us, and for protecting…
- Cheek The side of the face forming the side wall of the mouth. The cheek bone is part of the temporal bone of the…
- Gonarthritis Inflammation of the knee joint
- Pulmonary acinus The ending of a tiny airway in the lung, where the alveoli (air sacs) are located. In anatomy, an acinus is a…
- Nicotiana tabacum A South American herb whose leaves contain 2-8% nicotine and serve as the source of smoking and smokeless…
- Insemination The deposition of semen in the female reproductive tract. Under normal circumstances, the deposit is made…
- Cracked tooth syndrome A toothache caused by a broken tooth (tooth fracture) without associated cavity or advanced gum disease…