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Borrelia burgdorferi
The spirochete (a type of bacteria) that causes Lyme disease. Named after its discoverer, Dr. Willy Burgdorfer. See: Borrelia
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- Disease, mad deer See Chronic wasting disease
- Iatromisia An intense dislike of doctors. From 'iatro-' indicating a relationship to a physician or medicine + the Greek…
- Central retinal vein The blood vessel that carries blood away from the retina of the eye. The counterpart to the central retinal…
- D (domain) Abbreviation for domain, a discrete portion of a protein with its own function. The combination of domains in…
- Diabetes, gestational A form of diabetes mellitus that appears during pregnancy (gestation) in a woman who previously did not have…
- Oxygenate To add oxygen to any chemical or physical system, including the human body. Oxygenate can also refer to the…
- Oculocraniosomatic syndrome See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Collapsed lung Failure of full expansion of a once fully expanded lung. Medically called atelectasis. The word comes from…
- ITP 1. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. (Original use.)2. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura. (Newer use). Note…
- Erb paralysis See: Erb palsy
- Naegleria fowleri A protozoa that is a pathogenic free-living ameba. Infection with Naegleria fowleri causes primary amebic…