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MI
A poisonous vapor or mist believed to be made up of particles from decomposing material that could cause disease and could be identified by its foul smell. The miasma theory of disease originated in the Middle Ages and persisted for…
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- Human papilloma virus See: Human papillomavirus
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- Pregnancy, acute fatty liver The consumption of alcohol during pregnancy carries the danger of damaging the fetus and causing fetal…
- Sweat chloride test Sweat chloride test: A test for cystic fibrosis. See: Sweat test.
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- Red jungle fowl Gallus gallus, the ancestor of domestic chickens
- Colorectal cancer risk See: Colon cancer family history
- Panmixus Random mating
- Hematochezia Bright red blood in the stool, usually from the lower gastrointestinal tract -- the colon or rectum -- or…