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Toxoplasmosis (toxo)
Toxoplasmosis (toxo): An infection caused by a single-celled parasite named Toxoplasma gondii that may invade tissues and damage the brain, especially of the fetus and newborn. The parasite Toxoplasma gondii is very common (more than 60…
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Show more- Diabesity Diabetes caused by overweight or obesity. From diabetes + obesity. Synonymous with the usual form of type 2…
- Vision, peripheral See: Peripheral vision
- Kubler-Ross See: Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth
- Potassium perchlorate See: Perchlorate
- Circulatory system The system that moves blood throughout the body. The circulatory system is composed of the heart, arteries…
- Retinal fundus The interior lining of the eyeball, including the retina (the light-sensitive screen), optic disc (the head…
- Syndrome, testicular feminization Now more appropriately called the complete androgen insensitivity syndrome, this is a genetic disorder that…
- Duodenitis Inflammation of the duodenum. (The duodenum is the first part of the small intestine.
- Reaven syndrome See: Metabolic syndrome
- Dysplasia, bronchopulmonary See: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- Abbreviations, prescription A prescription, as is well known, is a physician's order for the preparation and administration of a drug or…
- Acromion The projection of the scapula (the shoulder blade) that forms the point of the shoulder. The acromion is part…