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Leishmania infection
A parasitic disease, also called leishmaniasis, spread by the bite of sand flies infected with a protozoa (Leishmania). There are several forms of leishmaniasis, the most common being cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis. The cutaneous…
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Show more- Vincent stomatitis This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Electrocoagulation A test that measures the electrical potentials generated in the inner ear in response to stimulation by…
- Certified midwife A midwife who has been certified by her state or national agency for credentialing midwives
- Pancreozymin See: Cholecystokinin
- Methemoglobinemia The presence in the blood of methemoglobin, a form of hemoglobin that is useless for carrying oxygen and…
- Ulcer, esophageal A hole in the lining of the esophagus (tube-like organ leading from the throat to the stomach) corroded by…
- Epidemic typhus See: Typhus, epidemic
- Vein A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated…
- Cancer Institute, National The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S. The mission…
- Ban zhi lian See: Scutellaria barbata
- Preop Short for preoperative, before surgery. The opposite of preop is postop
- Retinoschisis, X-linked See: Juvenile retinoschisis