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Recreational water illness
An illness that is spread by swallowing, breathing, or having contact with contaminated water from swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, decorative water fountains, lakes, rivers, or oceans. Recreational water illnesses (RWIs) can cause a wide…
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- Cryptography The encoding and decoding of secret messages. Cryptography in genetics: The term 'cryptography' can be…
- Disease, phytanic acid storage See Refsum disease
- Gastric emptying study Gastric emptying study: A gastric emptying study evaluates the emptying of food from the stomach. For a…
- Percutaneous Through the skin, as in a percutaneous biopsy
- Drug, antibiotic A drug used to treat bacterial infections. The original definition of an antibiotic was a substance produced…
- Hysterectomy, partial The uterus is surgically removed but the cervix is left is left in place. Also called a subtotal hysterectomy
- Nosebleed, treatment of To stop a nosebleed, you should pinch all the soft parts of the nose together between your thumb and index…
- Nerve cell See: Neuron
- Benign Not cancer. Not malignant. A benign tumor does not invade surrounding tissue or spread to other parts of the…
- Congenital deafness and retinitis pigmentosa (Also called Usher syndrome.) A genetic disorder characterized by hearing impairment and an eye disorder…
- Fear of sharks Excessive and persistent fear of sharks is termed galeophobia. Sufferers from this phobia experience anxiety…