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Blastomyces dermatitidis
The fungus that causes a disease called blastomycosis
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- Kirklin, John W. American cardiovascular surgeon (1920-2004) who improved and applied the heart-lung machine to open heart…
- Achillobursitis Pain due to inflammation of the bursa associated with the Achilles tendon. . The Achilles tendon is one of…
- Vitrectomy Removal of the gel (called the vitreous) from within the eyeball. This may be done because it has blood and…
- Kinesin A family of microtubule motor proteins active in mitosis. The kinesins use chemical energy from the…
- NINR The National Institute of Nursing Research, one of the National Institutes of Health
- EMG syndrome The exomphalos-macroglossia-gigantism syndrome. See: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
- GVHD Graft-versus-host disease
- Fear of blood An abnormal and persistent fear of blood. Sufferers of this very common phobia dread the sight of their own…
- Porencephaly A disorder of the central nervous system involving a cyst or cavity in a cerebral hemisphere of the brain…
- Ubiquinone See: Coenzyme Q10