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Mast cell tumor
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Show more- AT (in DNA) AT stands for adenine and thymine, a base pair in DNA. The other base pair in DNA is GC (guanine and cytosine)
- Hydrocephalus, normal pressure See: Normal pressure hydrocephalus
- Acanthamoeba keratitis Infection of the cornea by acanthamoeba, a microscopic water-borne ameba. The disease tends to occur in…
- T-4 cell A type of T cell that has CD4 markers on its surface and participates in the immune response by recognizing…
- Medic Alert Originally,a bracelet that a person could wear to warn medical professionals in an emergency about a serious…
- Second wave A phenomenon of infections that can develop during a pandemic. The disease infects one group of people first…
- Trichomonas vaginalis A protozoan parasite that causes vaginitis. See: Trichomonas
- Clavus Synonymous with corns. The word 'clavus' is the Latin word for nail
- Human immunodeficiency virus Human immunodeficiency virus: HIV, the cause of AIDS. HIV has also been called the human lymphotropic virus…
- Triptans (Triptan) Fear of the number 13. Written reference to this fear dates to the late 1800s. The term triskaidekaphobia…
- Health physics The science of human health and radiation exposure. Health physics, also called medical physics, is devoted…
- Melioidosis Melioidosis: An infectious illness, also called Whitmore's disease, that is most frequent in Southeast Asia…