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Mantoux test
A skin test for tuberculosis, named for the French physician Charles Mantoux (1877-1947). See: Tuberculin
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- Myotonic dystrophy 2 See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
- Genetic immunodeficiency disease See: Primary immunodeficiency disease
- Ameba Also amoeba. A single-celled (protozoan) organism that constantly changes shape. The word 'ameba' is from the…
- Extracranial Outside the cranium, the bony dome that houses and protects the brain. As opposed to intracranial, inside the…
- Neurosyphilis Neurological complications in the third (tertiary) and final phase of syphilis, which involve the central…
- Lunula 1. The crescent-shaped area at the base of a fingernail or toenail. 2. Any small crescent- or moon-shaped…
- Pharmacopoeia An official authoritative listing of drugs. Aspirin has, for example, long been in the pharmacopoeia. By…
- Entomophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of insects. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize that most…
- Dominant, autosomal See: Fredrickson, Donald.
- Antisocial personality See: Antisocial personality disorder