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Lansing virus
Type 2 poliovirus. Named after the city in Michigan where the first patient lived who was found to have this virus. There are two other strains of poliovirus: Type 1 (known as the Brunhilde virus) and Type 3 (known as the Leon virus)…
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Show more- Resistance, pulmonary The opposition of the respiratory tree to air flow
- Hyperuricemia Abnormally elevated blood level of uric acid. Uric acid is a breakdown product of purines that are part of…
- Recreational water illness An illness that is spread by swallowing, breathing, or having contact with contaminated water from swimming…
- Scleredema A dermatologic disorder characterized by hardening and thickening of the skin, typically over the face, neck…
- Syndrome, cartilage hair hypoplasia See: Cartilage hair hypoplasia syndrome
- Pneumoconiosis, coal miner's See: Black lung disease
- Excisional Pertaining to the act of excision, of removal by surgery. An excisional biopsy is one in which the lesion is…
- Zygoma The part of the temporal bone of the skull that forms the prominence of the cheek. The zygoma is also known…
- Rickettsiosis, vesicular See Rickettsialpox
- Xanax See: Alprazolam
- Puberty, precocious Precocious puberty is the unusually early development of secondary sexual features. The onset of sexual…
- Narcan Brand name for naloxone