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Nocardia infection
Also called nocardiosis, infection with bacteria called Nocardia which tend to strike the lungs, brain and skin, particularly in people with an impaired immune system. The majority (about 80%) of cases of nocardiosis involves lung…
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- Eponym Something named after someone. For example, a condition called Shiel's syndrome might be named after someone…
- Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1 See B virus
- Pharmacy, compounding A facility that both makes and sells prescription drugs. A compounding pharmacy can often concoct drug…
- Bergamot oil An aromatic extract of the rind of the bergamot orange used to flavor Earl Grey tea and in aromatherapy. It…
- Disease, Brill-Zinsser Recrudescence of epidemic typhus years after the initial attack. The agent that causes epidemic typhus…
- Canavan disease Canavan disease: A severe progressive inherited (genetic) disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). The…
- Strain, lumbar See: Lumbar strain.
- Cancer, testicular Cancer of the male sex organ (testicle) that normally produces the hormone testosterone. One of the most…
- Syncope, micturition The temporary loss of consciousness upon urinating. (Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- Mentum Medical term for the chin. From Latin. See: Chin