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Asian cholera
A devastating and sometimes lethal disease with intense vomiting and profuse watery diarrhea was discovered in 1883 to be due to infection with the bacteria Vibrio cholerae, a discovery made by the renowned German bacteriologist Robert…
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- Peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase An enzyme also known as Pin1. See: Pin1
- Hives Hives: A raised, itchy area of skin that is usually a sign of an allergic reaction. It can be rounded or…
- Varco, Richard L. Innovative American surgeon (1912-2004) who helped perform the first successful open heart operation. On…
- Directives, advance medical These documents pertain to treatment preferences and the designation of a surrogate decision-maker in the…
- Accessory neuropathy Disease of the accessory nerve which is the eleventh cranial nerve. The accessory nerve supplies the…
- AVM (arteriovenous malformation) An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a congenital disorder (one present at birth) of blood vessels in the…
- Bernard-Horner syndrome See: Horner syndrome
- MAM Menstrually associated migraine. See: Menstrual migraine
- Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity An immune response in which antibody, by coating target cells, makes them vulnerable to attack by immune…
- Asexual 1. Without sexual desire or interest. Someone with seemingly no sexual drive. 2. Referring to reproduction…
- Frame, open reading See: Open reading frame