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Chlamydia
A type of bacteria one species of which causes an infection very similar to gonorrhea in the way that it is spread, the symptoms it produces, and the long-term consequences. Like gonorrhea, chlamydia is found in the cervix and urethra and…
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Show more- Tenia In medicine, tenia is a genus (group) of large tapeworms some of which are parasitic in humans. In anatomy…
- Blue baby A baby who is cyanotic (blue), due usually to a heart malformation that prevents the baby's blood from being…
- Rate, erythrocyte sedimentation A sedimentation rate, or 'sed rate', is a blood test that detects and is used to monitor inflammation…
- Food-insecure Referring to the situation when people need to live with hunger and fear starvation
- Community-acquired infection An infection acquired in the community. In contrast to a nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infection
- Drinox Trade name of the insecticide aldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy III A degenerative disorder of nerves with progressive spasticity of the legs. Abbreviated as AD-HSP. Spasticity…
- In situ hybridization The use of a DNA or RNA probe to detect the complementary sequence. In situ hybridization is like all nucleic…
- Pancreatic juices Inflammation of the pancreas. Of the many diverse causes of pancreatitis, the most common are alcohol and…
- Methadone A synthetic opiate. The most common medical use for methadone is as a legal substitute for heroin in…
- Hip, developmental dislocation of the (DDH) The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
- Resistance, insulin See: Insulin resistance