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Reduviid bug
A winged insect. Reduviids include kissing bugs which transmit Chagas disease. See: Chagas disease
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Show more- Oneiric Relating to dreams; dream-like. From the Greek 'oneiros' (dream). See oneirophrenia
- Punch biopsy A biopsy performed using a punch, an instrument for cutting and removing a disk of tissue. For example, a…
- Marker, blood A sign of a disease or condition that can be isolated from a blood sample. For example, the monoclonal…
- Absorption Uptake. In the biomedical sciences, absorption has diverse specific meanings. In the body, absorption is the…
- Intervertebral disk A pad of cartilage between two vertebrae that acts as a shock absorber
- Diabetes, unstable A term used when a diabetic person's blood glucose (sugar) level often swings quickly and widely from high to…
- Artic health Health in the vast geographic region widely surrounding the North Pole, an area that encompasses all or…
- Turbinate A bone shaped like a top. The turbinate is a bone in the nose; it is an extension of the ethmoid bone, is…
- Prostatitis Prostatitis: Inflammation of the prostate gland, a very common health concern, accounting for up to 25% of…
- Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein ALOX5AP. See: FLAP
- Morphine A powerful narcotic agent with strong analgesic (painkilling) action and other significant effects on the…
- Father (1) The male parent. (2) One who originates. For example, 'Wilhelm Roentgen is considered the father of…