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Typhus, classic
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- Pylorus The outlet of the stomach.
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- Prostate, nodular hyperplasia See: Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- Colography, computed tomography Virtual colonoscopy
- Senescence Aging, the process of becoming old, or the state of being old. As we age, we senesce. No known substance can…
- Typhus, urban. of Malaya Murine typhus, an acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder…
- Motor neuron disease A group of neurological diseases characterized by steadily progressive deterioration of the motor neurons in…
- Curse, Ondine's Failure from birth of central nervous system control over breathing while asleep. There are usually no…
- Rate, neonatal mortality The number of children dying under 28 days of age divided by the number of live births that year. The…
- PYY A hormone concerned with hunger and the lack of hunger (satiety). Soon after eating, PYY is secreted into the…