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Mold
A very large group of microscopic fungi that live on plant or animal matter. Most are filamentous organisms and produce spores that can be air-, water-, or insect-borne. A common trigger for allergies. For people who are sensitive to…
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Show more- Epicondylitis Epicondylitis is an inflammation or damage to the area of an epicondyle of bone. An epicondyle is a…
- Snowblindness A burn of the cornea (the clear front surface of the eye) by ultraviolet B rays (UVB). Also called radiation…
- Appendix A small outpouching from the beginning of the large intestine (the ascending colon). Formally called the…
- Minocin Brand name for minocycline
- PHS The Public Health Service, the agency responsible for the public health of the American people. The Public…
- Cys-Cys Cystine
- Albino A person with albinism. The term was first applied by the Portuguese to people in West Africa who may have…
- Antithyroglobulin An antibody directed against thyroglobulin which is a key protein in the thyroid gland essential to the…
- Electron microscopy A recording of the eye movements, usually done to confirm the presence of nystagmus. Electronystagmogram may…
- Informatics The application of computers and statistics to the management of information. For example, in the Human…
- Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia See: Crocodile tears syndrome.
- Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: A condition caused by an abnormality in the electrical system of the heart…