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Asian cholera
A devastating and sometimes lethal disease with intense vomiting and profuse watery diarrhea was discovered in 1883 to be due to infection with the bacteria Vibrio cholerae, a discovery made by the renowned German bacteriologist Robert…
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- Polycystic kidney disease, autosomal recessive Ystic kidney disease, autosomal recessive: An early onset disorder characterized by the presence of…
- Dysfunction, orgasmic See: Anorgasmia
- Fungiform Mushroom-shaped. From fungi-, fungus + forma, shape. The fungiform papillae are broad flat structures that…
- Enteroscopy The use of a flexible instrument (a 'scope') to examine the small intestine, a very long hollow tube located…
- Coronal A coronal plane through the body is a vertical plane from head to foot and parallel to the shoulders
- Insecticidal Capable of killing insects or controlling their growth
- Glutathione S-transferase, omega-1 See: Glutathione S-transferase omega-1
- Lower segment Cesarian section (LSCS) A Cesarian section in which the surgical incision (cut) is made in the lower segment of the uterus
- Shunt, Blalock-Taussig A pioneering heart operation named after the American surgeon Alfred Blalock (1899-1964) and the pediatric…
- MEDLARS MEDLARS® is an acronym that stands for Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System. It is a…
- Syndrome, Patau Trisomy 13 syndrome or three chromosome number 13s instead of the normal two. Children with this condition…