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Epizootic
An epidemic outbreak of disease in an animal population, often with the implication that it may extend to humans. For example, Rift Valley fever (RVF) primarily affects livestock and can cause disease in a large number of domestic animals…
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Show more- Hypertension, pulmonary See: Pulmonary hypertension
- Fear of feces El waste): An abnormal and persistent fear of feces (bowel waste). Sufferers of this fear experience anxiety…
- Atlas The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra (symbol: C1). It supports the head. The atlas bone is named…
- Imbricate Overlapping like shingles or tiles on a roof. The scales on a snake are imbricate. From the Latin imbricatus…
- Response, plantar The plantar response, also known as the Babinski response, is an important neurologic examination based upon…
- Gait, steppage See Steppage gait
- Overgrowth syndrome One in a group of disorders resulting in overgrowth, as evidenced by unusually large size at birth, excessive…
- Diabetic neuropathy Diabetic neuropathy: A family of nerve disorders caused by diabetes. Diabetic neuropathies cause numbness and…
- Choana (Plural: choanae) The passageway from the back of one side of the nose to the throat. There are two choanae…
- Tongue tie A minor congenital anomaly (birth defect) in which the flap of mucous membrane under the tongue (known as the…
- Dyslexia Dyslexia: A specific reading disability due to a defect in the brain's processing of graphic symbols…
- Immunotherapy Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune (defense) system to fight infection and disease…