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Autoinnoculation
Inoculation of a microorganism obtained by contact with a lesion on one's own body, producing a secondary infection. This can happen, for example, with a fresh smallpox vaccination if the person who has been vaccinated touches it and…
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Show more- Reabsorption Absorbing again. For example, the kidney selectively reabsorbs substances such as glucose, proteins, and…
- Strep Very commonly used shortened form of Streptococcus, a very common and important group of bacteria. See…
- Mutism, akinetic A state in which a person is unspeaking (mute) and unmoving (akinetic). A textbook on clinical neurology…
- Ichthyosis vulgaris A genetic skin disease that is characterized by scaly (fishlike) areas of skin. The first scaly skin problems…
- Heel spur A bony spur projecting from the back or underside of the heel that often makes walking painful. Spurs at the…
- RNA, ribosomal A molecular component of a ribosome, the cell's essential protein factory. Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) fabricates…
- Osteodystrophy Osteodystrophy: A bone disorder that adversely affects bone growth. See also renal osteodystrophy.
- Cervical cap A soft rubber cup with a round rim designed to fit snugly around the cervix and act as a barrier…
- Scorpion venom The potent poison of the scorpion, an insect that has an elongated body and a segmented, curved tail tipped…
- Random sample A group selected randomly, solely by chance
- Tacrolimus Tacrolimus: A drug that suppresses the immune system and prevents transplant rejection. The drug acts by…
- Cancer survivor Someone who has received the diagnosis of a potentially fatal form of cancer and is therefore forced to face…