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Yersinia pestis
The bacteria that causes the bubonic plague which in the year 541 (as the Black Death) and later in the Middle Ages decimated Europe. The effects of the plague are described in the nursery rhyme 'We all fall down.' Y. pestis mainly infects…
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Show more- Framingham Study A landmark study begun in 1948 in which some 12,000 residents of the town of Framingham, Massachusetts were…
- Cerebrohepatorenal syndrome A genetic disorder, which is also called the Zellweger syndrome, characterized by the reduction or absence of…
- Adenocarcinoma A cancer that develops in the lining or inner surface of an organ. More than 95 percent of prostate cancers…
- Vein, splenic A vein that is formed by the union of several small veins draining blood from the stomach, pancreas and…
- Percutaneous Through the skin, as in a percutaneous biopsy
- Ear, low-set A minor anomaly involving an ear situated down below its normal location. Technically, the ear is low-set…
- Centigrade Thermometer scale in which the freezing point of water is 0°C and the boiling point of water at sea level is…
- Lead poisoning Lead poisoning: An environmental hazard capable of causing brain damage. In the US lead poisoning is formally…
- Carbon dioxide A gas which is the byproduct of cellular metabolism and which collects in the tissues, is cleared from the…
- Dandruff A mild skin condition that produces white flakes that may be shed and fall from the hair. Dandruff is due to…
- Scapula The shoulder blade (or 'wingbone'), the familiar flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder. The word…
- Collagen IV alpha 5 See: COL4A5