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Moniliasis, oral
Yeast infection of the mouth and throat caused by a fungus formerly called Monilia, now known as Candida albicans. This infection is also known as thrush. Yeast organisms are part of the germs normally found in various parts of the body…
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Show more- Endotherm An endotherm is a warm-blooded animal (such as homo sapiens). Another term for us warm-blooded creatures is…
- Aristotle Aristotle of Stagira (384-322 B.C.), Greek philosopher and scientist. The son of a physician, Aristotle was a…
- Bulla A fluid-filled blister more than 5 mm (about 3/16 inch) in diameter with thin walls. A bulla on the skin is a…
- Lightening Not to be confused with a discharge of atmospheric electricity, lightening refers to the sensation that a…
- Antiandrogen A drug that blocks the action of androgens (male sex hormones). Antiandrogens are sometimes used in the…
- Tandem MS Abbreviation for tandem mass spectrometry. See: Tandem mass spectrometry
- Glucuronosyltransferase, UDP- A liver enzyme essential to the disposal of bilirubin (the chemical that results from the normal breakdown of…
- Leaded 1. Framed, covered, or weighted with lead. As a leaded window. 2. Added in the form of tetraethyl lead as an…
- Cataract, supranuclear A cataract just above the center (the nucleus) of the lens. See: Cataract
- Long QT syndrome An inherited defect in heart rhythm that predisposes to syncope without warning (sudden fainting spells)…
- Mycet- Prefix that denotes a relationship to fungus. From the Greek mykes, meaning fungus
- Autoimmune thyroid disease Disease of the thyroid gland due to autoimmunity in which the patient's immune system attacks and damages…