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Mucormycosis
Also known as zygomycosis, mucormycosis is a fungal infection (most commonly of the sinuses, brain, or lungs) by fungi found normally in the soil or in decaying vegetation. Mucormycosis can also affect the gastrointestinal tract, skin, and…
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- Dol A unit of measurement of pain. The term dol was invented by James Hardy and his research colleagues Herbert…
- Cancer antigen 125 Taking care of cancer. When cancer is suspected, a biopsy is usually performed and the tissue is sent to a…
- Chromosome 11 childhood leukemia A new type of childhood leukemia in which a piece of chromosome 11 has been translocated (broken off and…
- NPH NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain waves on the…
- Nostril One of the openings in the nose that allows air to flow in and out of the nasal cavities. The word nostril…
- Ethnography The study of specific human cultures. The branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description…
- Pyridoxine One of the vitamin B6 group (which also includes pyridoxal and pyridoxamine) that is transformed in the body…
- Syndrome, Prader-Willi See: Prader-Willi syndrome
- Fungiform Mushroom-shaped. From fungi-, fungus + forma, shape. The fungiform papillae are broad flat structures that…
- Blue baby A baby who is cyanotic (blue), due usually to a heart malformation that prevents the baby's blood from being…
- Bloody nose The nose is a part of the body that is very rich in blood vessels (vascular) and is situated in a vulnerable…