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Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome
See: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
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- C2 (cervical vertebra) C2 is the symbol for the second cervical vertebra, which is also called the axis. It is so-named because the…
- Anti-citrulline antibody See: Citrulline antibody
- H. sapiens See: Homo sapiens
- Vesicant A substance that causes tissue blistering. A blister agent. Also called a vesicatory.Vesicants are highly…
- Phage Short for bacteriophage, a virus that lives within a bacteria. A virus for which the natural host is a…
- Cell, somatic See: Somatic cell
- Sleep paralysis A frightening form of paralysis that occurs when a person suddenly finds himself or herself unable to move…
- Node, Heberden A small fixed bump on the finger, usually at the last joint of the finger, Heberden's node is a calcified…
- Pneumocystis carinii Now called Pneumocystis jiroveci. See: Pneumocystis
- Disease, foot-and-mouth See: Foot-and-mouth disease