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South Sudan disease
Disease in South Sudan, one of the poorest areas in the world and home to many maladies including malaria, river blindness, nodding syndrome, guinea worm disease, African sleeping sicknness, visceral leishmaniasis, and Buruli ulcer. Some…
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- Otopharyngeal tube The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx, known also as the Eustachian tube. The function of…
- Paterfamilias The male head of the family; the father figure. Paterfamilias is the Latin for father of the household. It is…
- Bipolar I disorder Bipolar disorder in someone who has experienced depression and at least one episode of severe mania. Severe…
- Caudal An anatomic term meaning 1. Pertaining to the tail or the hind part. 2. Situated in or directed toward the…
- Human Genome Project International effort aimed at identifying and sequencing (ordering) all of the bases in the human genome…
- Crapulent Ill from excessive drinking or eating. Surcharged with liquor, or sick with intemperance. The word comes from…
- Vesicular Pertaining to the presence of one or more vesicles. A vesicle is a small blister. A vesicular rash features…
- Arteriosclerosis Hardening and thickening of the walls of the arteries. Arteriosclerosis can occur because of fatty deposits…
- Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy Idiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED): A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical…
- Raw egg Uncooked, unpasteurized egg. Salmonella enteritidis, a harmful bacterium, can be transmitted from infected…
- Reinnervation Restoration of nerve function after it has been lost. Reinnervation may occur spontaneously or be achieved by…