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Deer mouse
A deceptively cute rodent capable of carrying the types of hantavirus that cause HPS (hantavirus pulmonary syndrome) in the US. The deer mouse has big eyes and big ears. Its head and body are normally about 2 to 3 inches long, and the tail…
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- Sick building syndrome Sick building syndrome: A condition caused by exposure to various noxious agents that affect persons employed…
- Pediatric kidney infection See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Alprazolam Alprazolam: A benzodiazepine sedative that causes dose-related depression of the central nervous system…
- BCNS Basal cell nevus syndrome, also known as the Gorlin syndrome
- Palatine bone A bone behind the maxilla which enters into the formation of the hard palate (hence, the name 'palatine')…
- Hetero- Chromosomal material that is darkly staining and tightly coiled throughout the cell cycle and that is, for…
- Water channel See: Aquaporin
- Selective mutism An inability to speak in certain situations. See also apraxia, autism, mutism.
- Auditory perception The ability to identify, interpret, and attach meaning to sound
- Outer ear There are three sections of the ear: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The outer ear looks…
- American Cancer Society (ACS) A 'nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health…