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Onchocerciasis
River blindness, a disease caused by a parasitic worm (Onchocerca volvulus) which is transmitted to persons by biting blackflies (buffalo gnats) that breed in fast-flowing rivers. The adult worms can live for up to 15 years in nodules…
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Show more- Aicardi syndrome A genetic disorder characterized by the partial or complete agenesis of the corpus callosum (the structure…
- Headache, thunderclap A sudden and excruciatingly painful headache. Some doctors feel that in the absence of a known headache…
- Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody See: Citrulline antibody
- Orthomolecular medicine 1. A term coined by the chemist Linus Pauling who defined it as 'the preservation of good health and the…
- Alpha linolenic acid See: Alpha-linolenic acid
- Antiprotozoal drug Something that destroys protozoa or inhibits their growth and ability to reproduce. A few of the protozoa of…
- Atherosclerotic aneurysm The most common type of aneurysm, affecting the abdominal portion of the aorta and other large arteries…
- Nucleic acids See nucelic acid
- Bergstrom, Sune K (1916-2004) Swedish physician and scientist who was awarded the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in…
- Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase See: Protein kinase A
- Prandial Of or relating to a meal. Prandial pain is pain while eating. Although medical terms usually have a…
- Tophus A nodular mass of uric acid crystals. Tophi are characteristically deposited in different soft tissue areas…