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Arboviral encephalitis
Inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) caused by infection with an arbovirus, a virus transmitted by a mosquito, tick or another arthropod. Infection of vertebrates, including humans, occurs when an infected arthropod feasts upon them…
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- Parentalism A parent's attitude of dominance over one or more children. For example, a parent stating 'I'm the boss…
- Medial occipitotemporal gyrus See: Lingual gyrus
- Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, Global Initiativ See: GOLD
- RT-PCR RT-PCR (Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction) is a highly sensitive technique for the detection…
- Streptococcus haemolyticus Another name for streptococcus pyogenes
- Sacrum The large heavy bone at the base of the spine, which is made up of fused sacral vertebrae. The sacrum is…
- Fracture, comminuted A fracture in which bone is broken, splintered or crushed into a number of pieces. NTER> A fracture is a…
- Hardy, James D. Pioneering American transplant surgeon responsible for three epochal operations: the first human lung…
- Autophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of loneliness, of being alone. A fear of solitude. Sufferers from autophobia…
- Sudden infant death with dysgenesis of testes Abbreviated SIDDT. For more, see: SIDDT
- Differential diagnosis The process of weighing the probability of one disease versus that of other diseases possibly accounting for…