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Chronic wasting disease
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Show more- Familial Parkinson disease type 2 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal recessive manner due to mutation in the gene…
- Flu, avian See: Avian influenza
- Pulse, cannonball See: Pulse, water hammer
- Olivary Pertaining to the olive, a structure in the brain
- Oneiric Relating to dreams; dream-like. From the Greek 'oneiros' (dream). See oneirophrenia
- Youth violence Violence involving young persons, typically children, adolescents, and young adults between the ages of 10…
- Spot, blind In ophthalmology, a blind spot is: > >A small area of the retina where the optic nerve enters the eye; this…
- Bone, frontal See: Frontal bone
- Diastrophic dysplasia An inherited skeletal disorder involving significantly short stature (dwarfism). Characteristic features at…
- Brachial vein A vein that accompanies the brachial artery between the shoulder and the elbow. The route of the brachial…
- Alpha blocker A drug that blocks receptors in arteries and smooth muscle. This action relaxes the blood vessels and leads…
- Dysentery, amebic Dysentery (inflammation of the intestine) with ulcers in the colon due to infection with an ameba (Entamoeba…