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VCJD
Stands for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a human disease thought due to the same infectious agent as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease. Both the human and bovine disorders are invariably fatal brain diseases…
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Show more- Hepatoblastoma A malignant tumor of the liver. Hepatoblastoma occurs almost exclusively in young children, more commonly in…
- Retraction syndrome See: Duane syndrome
- Attention The ability to focus selectively on a selected stimulus, sustaining that focus and shifting it at will. The…
- Care, ambulatory See: Ambulatory care
- Strep throat Strep throat: Strep throat is an infection caused by a type of bacteria called streptococcus, which can lead…
- Nerve, trigeminal This nerve functions both as the chief nerve of sensation for the face and as the motor nerve controlling the…
- Arthrosis >Gliding -- one bony surface glides on another without angular or rotatory movement; >Angular -- occurs only…
- Acustimulation Mild electrical stimulation of acupuncture points done to control symptoms such as nausea and vomiting
- Hip, developmental dislocation of the (DDH) The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
- Human herpesvirus 6 A herpes virus that apparently lies dormant in many people, human herpesvirus 6 is most likely to cause…
- Ultraviolet radiation Invisible rays that are part of the energy that comes from the sun. Ultraviolet radiation can burn the skin…
- Nude mouse A mutant mouse said to be nude because it is hairless due to the presence two copies of the gene 'nu' (for…