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Rickettsioses
The infectious diseases caused by the rickettsiae. See Rickettsial diseases
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- Transvestite A person who dresses in the clothing of the opposite sex, i.e., a person who cross-dresses
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- Subarachnoid Literally, beneath the arachnoid, the middle of three membranes that cover the central nervous system. In…
- Bilateral Having, or relating to, two sides. Bilateral is as opposed, for example, to unilateral (which means having…