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Scorpion venom
The potent poison of the scorpion, an insect that has an elongated body and a segmented, curved tail tipped with a venomous stinger. A sting can be fatal to a person who is allergic to it. The toxicity of scorpion venom varies by species…
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Show more- Zinsser disease Also called Brill-Zinsser disease, recrudescence of epidemic typhus years after the initial attack. The agent…
- X-ray, lateral An X-ray picture taken from the side
- Rate, maternal mortality The number of maternal deaths related to childbearing divided by the number of live births (or by the number…
- IDET Intradiskal electrothermal therapy, a procedure designed to relieve back pain due to damage to the disks…
- Test, pharmacologic stress There are a diversity of pharmacologic stress tests. Here this refers specifically to a pharmacologic cardiac…
- Thrombosis, deep vein (DVT) Blood clotting in the veins of the inner thigh or leg. In air travel, DVT is the 'economy-class syndrome.'…
- Mitochondrion Singular of mitochondria. The mitochondria are normal structures called organelles in cells. They are located…
- Endoscopic ultrasound Ultrasound: Aviated EUS. A procedure that combines endoscopy and ultrasound to obtain images and information…
- Cardiac transplant See: Heart transplant
- Risk factor Something that increases a person's chances of developing a disease
- Chen, Zhong Wei (1929-2004) Chinese surgeon considered the 'father of replantation.' Dr. Chen was the first to reattach a…
- HPE Holoprosencephaly