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Reduviid bug
A winged insect. Reduviids include kissing bugs which transmit Chagas disease. See: Chagas disease
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- Static posture Any posture that is held for a long time. A static posture may result in fatigue and even injury over time
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- Congenital anemia with spinocerebellar ataxia See: Pagon syndrome
- Conor and Bruch disease African tick typhus, one of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere similar to Rocky…
- Olivary Pertaining to the olive, a structure in the brain
- Tumor debulking Surgically removing as much of the tumor as possible
- Nutritionist 1) In a hospital or nursing home, a person who plans and/or formulates special meals for patients. It can…
- Factor V A coagulation factor needed for the normal clotting of blood. Also known as proaccelerin
- Syncope, micturition The temporary loss of consciousness upon urinating. (Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…