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Tapeworm infection, pork
Known medically as cysticercosis, an infection caused by Taenia solium (the pork tapeworm). Infection occurs when the tapeworm larvae enter the body and form cysticerci (SIS-tuh-sir-KEY) (cysts). When cysticerci are found in the brain, the…
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- Fibrillin 1 See: FBN1
- 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…
- Fracture, compression A fracture caused by compression, the act of pressing together. Compression fractures of the vertebrae are…
- Peritonitis, chronic Longstanding inflammation of the peritoneum, the membrane lining the inner wall of the abdomen and pelvis…
- Decongestant A drug that shrinks the swollen membranes in the nose and makes it easier to breath. Decongestants can be…
- Informatics The application of computers and statistics to the management of information. For example, in the Human…
- Gustatolacrimal reflex See: Crocodile tears syndrome
- Valve, bicuspid One of the four valves of the heart, this one is situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle. It…
- Mitral insufficiency Incomplete closure of the mitral valve resulting in the backflow of blood from the left ventricle to the left…
- Monoclonal Pertaining to a single clone of cells, a single cell and the progeny of that cell. As opposed to polyclonal…
- IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) Irritable bowel syndrome): A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut…