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Baylisascaris
Infection by the raccoon roundworm. Baylisascaris procyonis is found commonly in raccoons. When infective eggs of this roundworm are ingested by humans, Baylisascaris larvae hatch in the intestine and travel through the organs and muscles…
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Show more- Test, child development A test of the status of a newborn, an infant or young child as regards their developmental progress. One of…
- GSTO1 Glutathione S-transferase omega-1
- Randomization A method based on chance alone by which study participants are assigned to a treatment group. Randomization…
- Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum A dull red raised area on the skin that evolves into a shiny scar with a violet border, most often on the…
- Neophobia Fear of anything new, of innovation, an irrational fear of new situations, places, or things. In animal…
- Angiotensin II receptor blocker A medication that blocks the action of angiotensin II, permitting the blood vessels to relax and dilate…
- ORS 1. Oral rehydration salts. 2. Oral rehydration solution. 3. Orthopaedic Research Society
- Jadassohn-Lewandowski Syndrome This syndrome is a form of what is called elephant nails from birth (pachyonychia congenita). The…
- Vestigial Adjective describing something that is a vestige (remnant) or a primitive structure, and no longer believed…
- Cryoelectron microscopy See: Cryo-electron microscopy
- Collapsed lung Failure of full expansion of a once fully expanded lung. Medically called atelectasis. The word comes from…
- Coccygeal Referring to the coccyx, the small tail-like bone at the bottom of the spine, that is made up of 3-5 (average…