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Anthrax immunization
Anthrax immunization: A series of six shots over six months and booster shots annually, the anthrax vaccine now in use in the USA was first developed in the 1950s and approved by the Food and Drug Administration for general use in 1970. It…
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Show more- Heartworm Dirofilaria immitis. A common parasite of dogs in many parts of the world that occurs in other animals…
- Bone, calf Familiar name for the fibula, the lateral (outside) and smaller of the two long bones in the lower leg. The…
- Four-finger crease See: Simian crease
- Dreams Thoughts, visions, and other sensations that occupy the mind in sleep. Dreams occur during that part of sleep…
- HGD The gene encoding an enzyme called homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase (also known as homogentisate oxidase). HGD…
- Poultice A soft moist mass about the consistency of cooked porridge that is spread on cloth and applied warm to create…
- Syndrome, superior vena cava The symptoms that result from compression of the large vein that carries blood down to the heart. The…
- Virus, pox See: Orthopox
- Transplant, lung The first lung transplant was done by the American surgeon James Hardy (1918-) in 1964.
- Adenomyosis Pronounced a-den-o- mi-o-sis, this is a common benign condition of the uterus in which the endometrium (the…
- Syndrome, Horner A complex of abnormal findings, namely sinking in of one eyeball, ipsilateral ptosis (drooping of the upper…
- Fluorobody A hybrid molecule that combines the affinity and specificity of an antibody with the visibility of a green…