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Pinworm infection
Pinworm infection: An infection caused by a small, white intestinal worm: the pinworm or, more formally, Enterobius vermicularis. The pinworm is about the length of a staple and lives for the most part within the rectum of humans. While an…
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Show more- Opening, vaginal The opening to the muscular canal extending from the cervix to the outside of the body. The word 'vagina' is…
- Pseudomonas infection Infection usually with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the versatile 'blue-green pus bacteria' that opportunistically…
- Scrofulous 1. Literally, relating to scrofula (tuberculosis of the lymph nodes, particularly of the neck). 2…
- Microorchidism Abnormally small testes. To determine if the testes are too small, a device called an orchidometer is used…
- Proteolipid protein The complete set of proteins expressed and modified following their expression by the genome. The term…
- Archaeogenetics The study of the past using the techniques of molecular genetics. The application of genetics to archeology…
- Syndrome, Alport See: Alport syndrome
- Fever of Unknown Origin Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a fever greater than 38.3°C (101 °F) that has occurred intermittently for…
- Tuberculosis, MDR Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. See: Tuberculosis, antibiotic-resistant
- Viral encephalitis Inflammation of the brain as a result of virus infection. There are many viruses that cause viral encephalitis
- Numb Numb, or numbness is a loss of the sensation of feeling in an area of the body. Numbness results from damage…
- Celiac disease, adult See Celiac sprue