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C. botulinum
Clostridium botulinum
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- Tuberous sclerosis 1 The TSC1 gene involved in causing the disease tuberous sclerosis. See: TSC1
- Juvenile CML Juvenile chronic myelogenous leukemia. See: Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- Glossal Of or pertaining to the tongue. Glossal is used as both an adjective and a compound word, as in hypoglossal…
- Phenol 1. A poisonous corrosive compound obtained by the distillation of coal tar that, in dilute solution, is an…
- Headache, tension A headache caused by contracting of the muscles in the back of the neck, on the scalp, and sometimes in the…
- Postprandial After mealtime. A postprandial rise in the blood glucose level is one that occurs after eating. Most medical…
- Epidural anesthetic An anesthetic agent injected into the epidural space, the space outside the dura -- the outermost, toughest…
- Hemoglobin normal values Hemoglobin is the oxygen-carrying pigment in the blood, the predominant protein in the red blood cells. In…
- Intestine, large The tubelike organ that completes the process of digestion, receiving material from the small intestine. It…
- Case-to-infection proportion See: Case-to-infection ratio
- Biochemical aspirin resistance The inability of aspirin to produce an anticipated effect on one or more tests of platelet function, such as…