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Tache noire
Black spot (in French), a small ulcer covered with a black crust at the site of a tick bite, characteristic of several tick-borne rickettsial diseases.
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- Vara See: Varus
- DHT Dihydrotestosterone
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- Gastric Having to do with the stomach
- Dizziness Dizziness: Painless head discomfort with many possible causes including disturbances of vision, the brain…
- Tricuspid Having three flaps or cusps. The valve that is called the tricuspid valve is situated between the right…
- Hecht syndrome A striking genetic disorder in which abnormally short muscles in the jaw make it impossible to open the mouth…
- Tick typhus, African See Typhus, African tick
- Chin Medically, the mentum. The lower portion of the face below the lower lip including the prominence of the…
- Bos taurus genome See: Bovine genome
- Amblyopia Amblyopia: Partial or complete loss of vision in one eye caused by conditions that affect the normal…