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Lassa fever
An acute viral infection found in the tropics, especially in West Africa. Epidemics of Lassa fever have occurred in countries such as Sierra Leone, Congo (formerly Zaire), Liberia and Nigeria. The disease was discovered in 1969 when two…
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Show more- Progestational hormone A synonym for the hormone progesterone. See: Progesterone
- Fournier's gangrene Gangrene: A horrendous infection of the genitalia that causes severe pain in the genital area (in the penis…
- Trisomy 13 syndrome Condition with three rather than the normal two chromosomes #13. Children born with this syndrome have…
- Pick disease Pick disease: A form of dementia characterized by a slowly progressive deterioration of social skills and…
- Malignant giant cell tumor A type of bone tumor characterized by massive destruction of bone near the end (epiphysis) of a long bone…
- Ponto- Pertaining to the pons, a structure in the brain
- Ovariectomy The removal of one or both ovaries. Also called an oophorectomy
- Acidosis Too much acid in the body, a distinctly abnormal condition resulting from the accumulation of acid or from…
- Orbital ridge The bony ridge beneath the eyebrow
- Pleural effusion Excess fluid between the two membranes that envelop the lungs. These membranes are called the visceral and…
- Y-linked A gene on the Y chromosome. A Y-linked gene is by necessity passed from father to son, since the Y chromosome…
- Therapeutic Relating to therapeutics, that part of medicine concerned specifically with the treatment of disease. The…