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Miller's lung
A type of allergic inflammation of the lungs (hypersensitivity pneumonitis) in people who are hypersensitive to the granary weevil (the wheat weevil or Sitophilus granarius). People who work with grains or flours contaminated with this…
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- Hormone, cortisol The primary stress hormone. Cortisol is the major natural glucocorticoid in humans
- Ophthalmoscopy Examination of the interior of the eye, including the lens, retina and optic nerve, by indirect or direct…
- Liquid diet The Liquid diet is the restriction of solid food intake, and replacement of solid food with liquids. In…
- Pancreas divisum Pancreas divisum: Pancreas divisum is a common congenital anomaly (an anomaly that is present at birth) of…
- Human kinome See Kinome
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center : The clinical research facility of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S. As a national…
- Ligament, posterior cruciate The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Infantile hypothyroidism Hypothyroidism (subnormal activity of the thyroid gland) that starts after birth and is manifest by features…
- End-of-the-road disease Guinea worm disease, a parasitic illness caused by infection with the guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis)…
- Felty syndrome A complication of long-standing rheumatoid arthritis characterized by the presence of 3 conditions --…
- Cancer, testicular Cancer of the male sex organ (testicle) that normally produces the hormone testosterone. One of the most…