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Fire ants
Originally from S. America. Among the worst insect pests ever to invade the US. Red or yellowish ants of small-to-medium size with a severe sting that burns like fire. They normally feed on small insects but, with denser populations, they…
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Show more- GOLD-0 One of the stages of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), according to the Global Initiative for Chronic…
- Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia Elevation of the bilirubin level in the blood of the newborn, which results in yellowish staining of the skin…
- Carb Slang for carbohydrate. Mainly sugars and starches, together constituting one of the three principal types of…
- Fecal incontinence Fecal incontinence: Inability to hold feces in the rectum. This is due to failure of voluntary control over…
- Cancer, brain Cancer of the central information processing center of the body. Tumors in the brain can be malignant or…
- Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase activating protein ALOX5AP. See: FLAP
- Osteochondrosis Any disease that affects the progress of bone growth by killing bone tissue. Osteochondrosis is seen only in…
- Cashew allergy Allergy: An allergic reaction to cashew nuts. Cashew allergy can be isolated, meaning that the individual is…
- Fascioliasis See: Fasciola hepatica
- Fear of money An abnormal and persistent fear of money. Sufferers experience undue anxiety even though they realize their…
- Adenosine deaminase (ADA) An enzyme that plays a key role in salvaging purine molecules
- Xanax See: Alprazolam