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- Antisepsis Prevention of infection by inhibiting or arresting the growth and multiplication of germs (infectious…
- Amyloidosis, hereditary Amyloidosis, hereditary: A familial (inherited) disorder in which protein deposits (amyloid) accumulate in…
- Smallpox bioterrorism The misuse of smallpox as an agent of bioterrorism. Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. Routine vaccinations…
- Joint, patellofemoral One of the knee joints. The knee has three parts. The thigh bone (femur) meets the large shin bone (tibia)…
- Condyloma latum A manifestation of the secondary stage of syphilis that takes the form of broad flat wartlike growths in…
- Informatics The application of computers and statistics to the management of information. For example, in the Human…
- Prepuce, inflammation of the Inflammation of the prepuce (the foreskin of the penis) is called posthitis. In the uncircumcised male…
- Hiccough A hiccough is an extraordinary type of breathing movement involving a sudden intake of air (inspiration) due…
- Asian influenza See: Asian flu