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Syphilis, congenital
The third stage of syphilis, in which the syphilis spirochetes infect the brain and other organs of the body. Dementia is a common outcome. Tertiary syphilis can develop many years after an initial untreated infection. The spirochetes can…
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Show more- Bovine genome The genome of the cow (Bos taurus). The bovine genome is similar in size to the genomes of humans and other…
- Bilharziasis A parasite infection by a trematode worm acquired from infested water. Also known as schistosomiasis. Species…
- Tinea incognito Tinea corporis, a common fungal infection of the skin, better known as ringworm, whose appearance has been…
- Kidney scoping Formally known as retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS), this is a procedure for doing surgery within the…
- Alveolar hydatid disease >By directly ingesting food contaminated with stool from foxes or coyotes. This might include grass, herbs…
- ALMS1 A gene on chromosome 2p13. Alstrom syndrome is caused by mutation of ALMS1
- Syndrome, Prader-Willi See: Prader-Willi syndrome
- Headache, migraine See migraine headache.
- Acoustic nerve A cranial nerve concerned with hearing, balance and head position. The acoustic nerve is the 8th cranial…
- Inotropic Affecting the force of muscle contraction. An inotropic heart drug is one that affects the force with which…
- HHV-5 Human herpesvirus 5. See cytomegalovirus.
- Heat exhaustion Heat exhaustion: A warning that the body is getting too hot. The person may be thirsty, giddy, weak…