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Cryptosporidiosis
An intestinal infection characterized by diarrhea caused by a microscopic parasite, Cryptosporidium parvum. The parasite lives in the small intestine of humans and animals who pass it in their feces. The parasite is protected by an outer…
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Show more- IV cholangiogram See: Intravenous cholangiogram
- Cal See: Calorie
- Tuberous sclerosis 2 The TSC2 gene involved in causing the disease tuberous sclerosis. See: TSC2
- Frontal lobe The part of each hemisphere of the brain located behind the forehead that serves to regulate and mediate the…
- Joint, temporomandibular Joint that hinges the lower jaw (mandible) to the skull. Abbreviated TMJ or TM joint.
- Concordant 1. Showing concordance, complete agreement. A couple may be concordant for a sexually transmitted infection…
- Disease, Lou Gehrig Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a classic motor neuron disease. Motor neuron diseases are progressive…
- Sonata Sonorous brand name for the sedative hypnotic drug generically known as zaleplon, used for sleep. For more…
- Sydenham, Thomas (1624-1689) Great English physician who has been called the 'English Hippocrates' and the 'father of English…
- X, factor A coagulation factor, a substance in blood essential to the normal clotting process. Production of factor X…
- Immunogenetics The genetics (inheritance) of the immune response. For example, the study of the Rh, ABO and other blood…
- Hobbit Nickname for the Flores man (Homo floresiensis). Derived from the fictional race from J. R. R. Tolkien's…