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Hemorrhagic diarrhea, E. coli
Bloody colitis (inflammation of the bowel) caused by E. coli, usually by the strain E. coli 0157:H7. The diarrhea is severe with painful abdominal cramps, gross blood in the stool, and lasts for 6 to 8 days. Most commonly, E. coli 01257:H7…
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Show more- Disease, Graves Generalized diffuse overactivity ('toxicity') of the entire thyroid gland which becomes enlarged into a…
- Macrobiotic diet A diet concept that incorporates Ayurvedic principles of food combining, relies mainly on whole grains and…
- Ovulation The release of the ripe egg from the ovary. The egg is released when the cavity surrounding it (the follicle)…
- Thrombocytosis See thrombocythemia
- Pee An informal term for piss, meant to lessen its vulgarity, but synonymous with it
- Termination codon See: Stop codon
- Genes, breast cancer susceptibility Breast cancer susceptibility: Inherited factors that predispose to breast cancer. Put otherwise, these genes…
- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) See: SAD.
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome See: Stewart, Alice.
- Osteopathy A system of therapy founded in the 19th century based on the concept that the body can formulate its own…
- Pneumatic larynx A device that uses air to produce sound, helping a person whose larynx has been removed to talk
- Enzyme, restriction An enzyme from bacteria that can recognize specific base sequences in DNA and cut the DNA at that site (the…