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Queensland tick typhus
One of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere. Queensland tick typhus is similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever, another tick-borne rickettsial disease, but is less severe. The clinical features of Queensland tick…
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Show more- Syndrome, KID Acronym for the Keratitis- Ichthyosis-Deafness syndrome, a genetic disorder. See…
- Amuck See: Amok
- Modifiers, biological response (BRMs) Substances that stimulate the body's response to infection and disease. The body naturally produces small…
- Vesicular Pertaining to the presence of one or more vesicles. A vesicle is a small blister. A vesicular rash features…
- Presbyacousia See: Presbycusis
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- Designer steroid A synthetic steroid derived by simple chemical modification from another steroid, usually an anabolic…
- Toddler A young child who is learning to walk with short unsteady steps. The word toddle is of unknown origin
- Metabonomics The study of metabolic responses to drugs, environmental changes and diseases. Metabonomics is an extension…
- Bed sore A painful, often reddened area of degenerating, ulcerated skin caused by pressure and lack of movement, and…
- Horror autotoxicus Literally, the horror of self-toxicity. A term coined by the great German bacteriologist and immunologist…
- Premature menopause Premature menopause: Menopause (permanent cessation of menses) occurring before age 40 due to ovarian…