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Tuberculosis, avian
A type of tuberculosis affecting birds, caused by Mycobacterium avium, which may be communicated to other animals and humans
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Show more- Vesicate A substance that causes tissue blistering. Also referred to as a vesicant.
- Adenomatous polyposis coli, autosomal recessive See: MYH
- Lymphoma Tumor of the lymphoid tissue. Diagnosis is by biopsy. Treatment may be chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, or…
- Steroid, designer See: Designer steroid
- Eye bank A place to store corneas (the clear 'front window' of the eye) for use in future keratoplasty (surgery to…
- Diabetic shock Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) associated with diabetes. Symptoms include a sweet, chemical odor on the…
- Neurotoxic Poisonous to nerves or nerve tissue. Mercury and lead are neurotoxic
- Amnesia Lack of memory. Amnesia after trauma can be antegrade or retrograde, depending upon whether the lack of…
- Thyroiditis, subacute Subacute Thyroiditis is an inflammation of the thyroid gland after a viral illness. NTER>
- Septuagenarian Someone in his or her seventies. See also: Age by decade
- Incontinence of urine Inability to hold urine in the bladder. This is due to failure of voluntary control over the urinary…
- Female condom Although the word 'condom' usually conjures up the male condom, there is a female condom. The Reality Female…