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Disease, Jakob-Creutzfeldt
A transmissible degenerative brain disorder technically termed spongiform encephalopathy. Eating 'mad cow' meat or squirrel brain can lead to Jakob-Creutzfeldt-like disease. Better known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). A dementing…
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- Mesothelin A protein attached to the cell surface that is thought to have a role in cell-adhesion and possibly in…
- C-IBS Constipation-predominant IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
- Human lymphotropic virus III Another name for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of AIDS.
- Paraffin dip A treatment for the symptoms of joint and muscle conditions, such as arthritis, that consists of melted…
- Baroparesis Reversible paralysis of the facial nerve due to pressure in the middle ear going up in a plane or surfacing…
- Replication, DNA A wondrous complex process whereby the ('parent') strands of DNA in the double helix are separated and each…
- Bronchiectasis Permanent dilatation (widening) of the bronchi (the large air tubes which begin at the bottom of the trachea…
- Genitalia, ambiguous See: Ambiguous genitalia
- ERCP ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
- Vasoconstriction Narrowing of the blood vessels resulting from contracting of the muscular wall of the vessels. The opposite…
- Seizure disorders One of a great many medical conditions that are characterized by episodes of uncontrolled electrical activity…