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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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- Hereditary arthro-ophthalmopathy See: Stickler syndrome
- Immunization, DPT See: DPT immunization
- Hepatitis A immunization When immediate protection against hepatitis A (infectious hepatitis) is needed, immunoglobulins are used…
- Digestive a Kidney Dis, Nat'l Inst Diabetes and Diabetes and (NIDDK): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NIDDK has a multisystem name…
- Hair loss Hair loss: Hair loss is the thinning of hair on the scalp. The medical term for hair loss is alopecia…
- Commotio cordis Sudden cardiac arrest from a blunt, nonpenetrating blow to the chest. The basis of the cardiac arrest is…
- Inhibitory RNA See: RNA inactivation; and RNA interference
- Skin erosion Skin erosion is a loss of some or all of the epidermis (the outer layer) leaving a denuded surface. Erosion…
- P.c. Abbreviation meaning after meals (from the Latin 'post cibum', after meals). One of a number of hallowed…
- Foot-and-mouth disease A disease caused by a highly infectious virus that can infect people but affects them most by infecting…
- Labia, vaginal The two pairs of labia (lips) at the entrance to the vagina. Together they form part of the vulva, the female…