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Histoplasma
See: Histoplasma.
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- EPO test A test of the hormone EPO (erythropoietin) in blood. The EPO level can indicate bone marrow disorders, kidney…
- Recent memory Short-term memory. Also called working memory. Recent memory is a system for temporarily storing and managing…
- Gram calorie (Calorie) The Danish bacteriologist J.M.C. Gram (1853-1938) devised a method of staining bacteria using a dye called…
- Nymph A nymph is a stage in the life cycle of certain arthropods, as ticks and lice. (Not all nymphs are in Greek…
- DT immunization DT (diphtheria and tetanus) vaccine does not protect from pertussis and is usually reserved for individuals…
- Adjacent Lying nearby. Related terms include superjacent, subjacent, and circumjacent. From ad-, near + the Latin…
- Acou- Combining form relating to hearing. As in acoustic, otoacoustic emission test, and presbyacousia
- Pneumonia, aspiration Inflammation of the lungs due to aspiration (the sucking in of food particles or fluids into the lungs).
- Stress Stress: Forces from the outside world impinging on the individual. Stress is a normal part of life that can…
- Goodman syndrome A genetic syndrome characterized by acrocephalosyndactyly -- birth defects involving the head and face and…
- Uterine bleeding See: Menstruation. See also Menometrorrhagia; Menorrhagia; Metrorrhagia