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Pathogen
An agent of disease. A disease producer. The term pathogen most commonly is used to refer to infectious organisms. These include bacteria (such as staph), viruses (such as HIV), and fungi (such as yeast). Less commonly, pathogen refers to…
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- Total laryngectomy A surgical procedure in which the whole voice box is removed, and the stoma opening into the larynx is…
- Kiss A touch or caress with the lips. 'The anatomical juxtaposition of two orbicularis oris muscles in a state of…
- Autophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of loneliness, of being alone. A fear of solitude. Sufferers from autophobia…
- CTS One of a group of proteins that regulate the cell cycle. The cyclins bind to and activate cyclin-dependent…
- Turbinate A bone shaped like a top. The turbinate is a bone in the nose; it is an extension of the ethmoid bone, is…
- Nose picking Rhinotillexomania, one of the more obscure and exotic terms in medicine. 'Rhinotillexomania' has drawn…
- Encephalitis, eastern equine See: Eastern equine encephalitis
- Allopath Or allopathist. A term sometimes applied to a physician who practices conventional medicine (allopathy)
- Syndrome, Sjogren-Larsson The Sjogren-Larsson syndrome is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a triad of clinical…
- Focal motor seizure A simple partial seizure with localized motor activity. There may be spasm or clonus (jerking) of one muscle…
- Intraocular pressure The pressure created by the continual renewal of fluids within the eye. The intraocular pressure is increased…