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Strep, group A
A well-known strain (a type) of streptococcus (strep) bacteria that can cause strep throat and common skin problems such as impetigo as well as rheumatic fever. Autoimmune reactions to strep have also recently been associated with a number…
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- Section 1) In anatomy, a slice of tissue. A biopsy obtained by surgery is usually sectioned (sliced), and these…
- Belly button The navel or umbilicus. The one-time site of attachment of the umbilical cord. The term 'belly button' was…
- Uterine cancer Uterine cancer: Cancer of the womb (the uterus). Also called endometrial cancer. Cancer of the uterus occurs…
- Puncture wound An injury caused by a pointed object that pierces or penetrates the skin. Any puncture wound through tennis…
- German measles immunization The standard MMR vaccine is given to prevent measles, mumps and rubella (German measles). The MMR vaccine is…
- Prophase chromosome A chromosome at the prophase stage in the cell cycle, before metaphase (when a chromosome is most highly…
- Pyelonephritis in children Kidney infection in children. See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Acou- Combining form relating to hearing. As in acoustic, otoacoustic emission test, and presbyacousia
- Stapes A stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear. The stapes transmits sound vibrations from the incus, another little…
- Incest Sexual activity between individuals so closely related that marriage is prohibited. Incest involving a child…
- Science, cognitive Cognitive science is the study of the mind. It is an interdisciplinary science that draws upon many fields…