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Typhus fever
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Show more- Organs of reproduction, female The internal genital structures of the female include the ovaries, the Fallopian tubes, the uterus (womb) and…
- Drop seizure See: Atonic seizure
- Scleroconjunctival Pertaining to both the sclera and the conjunctiva. The sclera, a tough white outer coat that covers most of…
- Water channel See: Aquaporin
- Hormone, aldosterone A hormone made by the outer portion (cortex) of the adrenal gland that regulates the balance of salt and…
- Hepatomegaly An enlarged liver. 'Hepato-' comes from the Greek 'hepatikos' (of the liver) + 'megaly' from the Greek…
- Bumps The raised area of a bump or bruise results from blood leaking from these injured blood vessels into the…
- Veterinary medicine The medical science concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases in animals. Aside from…
- Purpura, thrombotic thrombocytopenic (TTP) A life-threatening disease involving embolism and thrombosis (plugging) of the small blood vessels in the…
- Genome, mitochondrial All of the genetic information contained in the chromosome of the mitochondrion, a structure located in the…
- Dopa A precursor (forerunner) of dopamine, a key neurotransmitter (messenger) in the brain. Dopa is used in the…
- Chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile A riot control agent or 'tear gas.' See: Riot control agent poisoning