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Tonsils
Small masses of lymphoid tissue at the back of the throat, on either side of the throat
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- Aphrasia The inability to speak or understand phrases
- Flood warning A flood watch or warning. The steps to take in case a flood watch or warning has been issued include the…
- Omentectomy Surgery to remove part or all of the omentum, a fold of the peritoneum (the thin tissue lining the abdomen)…
- C7 (cervical vertebra) C7 is the symbol for the 7th cervical (neck) vertebral bone (C7) which is sometimes called the prominent…
- Pain, belly Pain in the abdomen. See: Abdominal pain
- Shigella Epidemic and opportunistic bacillary dysentery due to infection with the Shigella bacteria. Shigellosis…
- TSH receptor The receptor for thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), which is also called thyrotropin. Encoded by a gene on…
- Prion disease A disease due to a prion, a proteinaceous infectious particle that lacks nucleic acids. Prions are composed…
- Respiratory syncytial virus Respiratory syncytial virus: A virus that causes mild respiratory infections, colds, and coughs in adults…
- Abiological See: Abiotic