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Armed tapeworm
Taenia solium
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Show more- Petechiae Pinpoint flat round red spots under the skin surface caused by intradermal hemorrhage (bleeding into the…
- OCG Oral cholecystogram
- Seizure, complex partial A form of partial seizure during which the person loses awareness. The patient does not actually become…
- Fluid, cerebrospinal (CSF) A watery fluid, continuously produced and absorbed, which flows in the ventricles (cavities) within the brain…
- Genetic anticipation A remarkable phenomenon in which a genetic disease appears earlier appearance and with increased from with…
- Catheter, Swan-Ganz The insertion of a tiny tube (a catheter) into a peripheral or central vein to deliver fluids or medication…
- Kindercam See: Kiddie cam
- FAE (fetal alcohol effects) A softer diagnosis than fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). The diagnosis of possible FAE is considered when: 1…
- Eye color The color of the iris. The genetics of eye color are complicated. Eye color is polygenic. It is determined by…
- Laryngeal nerve, recurrent One of the best known branches of the vagus nerve, a very long nerve that originates in the brainstem. After…
- Diabetic xanthoma See: Eruptive xanthoma
- Disease, polycystic kidney See Polycystic kidney disease