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Sting, Africanized bee
All stings from bees (and other large stinging insects such as yellow jackets, hornets and wasps) can trigger allergic reactions varying greatly in severity. Avoidance and prompt treatment are essential. This is surely so with Africanized…
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- Epidemic typhus See: Typhus, epidemic
- Quincke's disease This is angioneurotic edema (or angioedema), a form of localized swelling of the deeper layers of the skin…
- Mortality rate, fetal The ratio of fetal deaths to the sum of the births (the live births + the fetal deaths) in that year. In the…
- Loneliness, fear of An abnormal and persistent fear of loneliness, of being alone. Sufferers of this fear experience undue…
- Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve syndrome See: Meralgia paresthetica
- FBLN3 The gene encoding the protein known as fibulin 3. See: Fibulin 3
- Rate, sedimentation A blood test that detects and monitors inflammation in the body. It measures the rate at which red blood…
- Syndactyly A condition in which two or more of the fingers or toes are joined together. This joining can involve the…
- Perichondrial To do with the perichondrium, a dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps all…
- Ear thermometer A thermometer that registers body temperature via the ear canal. The ear thermometer was invented in 1964 by…
- Z chromosome A sex chromosome in certain animals, such as chickens, turkeys, and moths. In humans, males are XY and…