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Typhus, African tick
One of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere, similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever, but less severe, with fever, a small ulcer (tache noire) at the site of the tick bite, swollen glands nearby (satellite…
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- Poland anomaly A unique pattern of one-sided malformations characterized by a defect of the chest (pectoralis) muscle on one…
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- Thrombocytosis See thrombocythemia
- Cell, rod A type of specialized light-sensitive cell (photoreceptor) in the retina of the eye that provides side vision…
- Cleft palate An opening in the roof of the mouth (the palate) due to a failure of the palatal shelves to come fully…
- Juvenile CML Juvenile chronic myelogenous leukemia. See: Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- Merkel cell carcinoma Carcinoma: An infrequent but highly malignant type of skin cancer. Characteristically starts in a sun-exposed…
- Diploid The number of chromosomes in most cells of the body. This number is 46 in humans. It is naturally twice the…
- Dysphonia, spasmodic See: Spasmodic dysphonia