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Tuberculosis, avian
A type of tuberculosis affecting birds, caused by Mycobacterium avium, which may be communicated to other animals and humans
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Show more- SJS Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- BMD (bone mineral density) Abbreviation for bone mineral density and, the synonymous term, bone mass density. See: Bone mass density.
- Mower injury Injury from a mower, a machine used to cut grass (or other grains or weeds) to an even length. The main…
- H. erectus See: Homo erectus
- Primary progressive aphasia An atypical dementia characterized by a relentless dissolution of language with memory relatively preserved…
- Insufficiency, small intestine See: Short bowel syndrome
- Bather's eruption An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…
- Test, Rorschach A psychological test involving inkblots. The inkblots are used to determine what a person perceives (reads…
- Bioinformatics The sum of the computational approaches to analyze, manage, and store biological data. Bioinformatics…
- JIP Juvenile intestinal polyposis. See: Juvenile polyposis
- Juvenile polyposis of stomach See: Juvenile polyposis
- Migraine, classic Migraine with aura. Accounts for no more than most 20% of migraines. See Migraine