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- Aerobic Oxygen-requiring. Aerobic bacteria need oxygen to grow. Aerobic exercise requires the heart and lungs to work…
- Neoplasia The process of abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells. The product of neoplasia is a neoplasm (a tumor)
- DNA molecules, recombinant A combination of DNA molecules of different origin that are joined using recombinant DNA technology
- Athlete's foot Athlete's foot: A skin infection caused by a fungus called Trichophyton which can thrive and infect the upper…
- Peritonitis, acute Sudden inflammation of the peritoneum, the membrane lining the inner wall of the abdomen and pelvis…
- Duane-radial ray syndrome See: Okihiro syndrome
- Immunocompromised Having an immune system that has been impaired by disease or treatment
- SPECT scan Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, a nuclear medicine procedure in which a gamma camera rotates…
- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever Fever: A viral disease characterized by hemorrhage (bleeding) and fever. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever…
- Mononeuritis multiplex Inflammation of two or more nerves, typically in unrelated portions of the body. Mononeuritis multiplex…
- Subarachnoid Literally, beneath the arachnoid, the middle of three membranes that cover the central nervous system. In…