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- Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia: A syndrome characterized by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of muscles, tendons, and…
- GBV-C GB virus C, a virus first identified in 1995 that is genetically related to the hepatitis C virus but which…
- Syndrome, androgen insensitivity Also known as complete androgen insensitivity syndrome. This is a genetic disorder that makes XY fetuses…
- Intersexual genitalia Genitalia that are neither typically female nor typically male. Known in clinical medicine as ambiguous…
- Tsutsugamushi disease A mite-borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, characteristically with…
- Donor The giver of a tissue or organ, for example, of blood or a kidney
- Melanoma Melanoma: The most dangerous form of skin cancer, a malignancy of the melanocyte, the cell that produces…
- Schistosoma mansoni A species of trematode worm that parasitizes humans and that (like S. japonicum) causes liver and…
- AN The military designation for hydrogen cyanide. See: Cyanide
- United States Public Health Service The agency responsible for the public health of the American people. The Public Health Service (PHS)…