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Show more- Contact dermatitis A skin condition caused by contact between skin and some substance. Includes irritant contact dermatitis (a…
- Raccoon roundworm infection Infection by the raccoon roundworm is also called Baylisascaris. The species commonly found in raccoonsis…
- Bx Abbreviation for biopsy, the removal of a sample of tissue for examination or other study. Biopsies are most…
- AIDS-related complex A term used to describe people with HIV infection who have only mild symptoms of illness such as swollen…
- Binocularity The ability to focus upon an object with both eyes and create a single stereoscopic image. Binocularity…
- Mitochondrial inheritance The inheritance of a trait encoded in the mitochondrial genome. Because of the oddities of mitochondria…
- APOA-I Apolipoprotein A-I
- Antro-duodenal motility study Antro-duodenal motility study: An antro-duodenal motility study is a study for detecting and recording the…
- Malariology The study of malaria. Someone who is versed in malariology is a malariologist
- Goiter, diffuse toxic Graves disease, the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland), with…
- Papillary tumor A tumor shaped like a small mushroom with its stem attached to the inner lining of the bladder
- Overgrowth Just what it sounds like: excessive growth