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Viremia
The presence of a virus in the blood. Viremia is analogous to bacteremia (the presence of bacteria in the blood) and parasitemia (the presence of a parasite in the blood). Viremia, bacteremia and parasitemia are all forms of sepsis…
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Show more- Antimony A silvery-white earth metal which at high levels can be toxic. Antimony occurs naturally in the earth…
- Body, amygdaloid See: Amygdaloid nucleus
- Desiccate To remove the moisture from a thing that normally contains moisture, such as a plant; to dry out completely…
- Agent, antiviral An agent that kills viruses or suppresses their replication and, hence, inhibits their capability to multiply…
- Farsightedness Farsightedness: Medically termed hyperopia; the ability to see distant objects more clearly than close…
- Syndrome, Aase-Smith II See: Aase-Smith syndrome II
- Labia minora The smaller (minor) inside pair of labia (lips) of the vulva (the female external genitalia).
- Adenomyoma A nodule that forms around tissue of the inner uterus (endometrial tissue) as a result of adenomyosis. See…
- Fissure A cleft or groove. A fissure can be normal or abnormal. A fissure in the cerebral cortex is a normal feature…
- Narcan Brand name for naloxone
- Mycet- Prefix that denotes a relationship to fungus. From the Greek mykes, meaning fungus
- Decease To depart from life; to die