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Histoplasma capsulatum
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- Gamete The sperm or the egg. Each human gamete normally has 23 chromosomes, the haploid number of chromosomes, half…
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- Celsus (1st century A.D.) Aulus (Aurelius) Cornelius Celsus. Roman encyclopedist whose only surviving work, De…
- Myco- Prefix that denotes a relationship to fungus. From the Greek mykes, meaning fungus
- Incompatibility, Rh The state of mother and fetus having different Rh blood group types so that their Rh types are…
- Iatromelia Ineffective or negligent medical treatment. From 'iatro-' meaning a relationship to a physician or medicine +…