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Vincent stomatitis
This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead tissue from the mouth and throat due to the spread of infection from the gums. Certain germs (including fusiform bacteria and…
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- Electrocochleography A test that measures the electrical potentials generated in the inner ear in response to stimulation by…
- IgA Immunoglobulin A, a major class of immunoglobulins found in serum and external body secretions such as…
- Kiss A touch or caress with the lips. 'The anatomical juxtaposition of two orbicularis oris muscles in a state of…
- Gamma-OH A European name for gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), a colorless and odorless drug used illicitly for…
- Syndrome, Wolfram See: Wolfram syndrome
- Genotype The genetic constitution (the genome) of a cell, an individual or an organism. The genotype is distinct from…
- Control (genetic) The control of gene expression. Genetic control may be on the transcriptional or translational level…
- Multislice CT See: Multidetector computed tomography
- Genome, C. elegans See: C. elegans genome.
- Assisted suicide Suicide: The deliberate hastening of death by a terminally ill patient with assistance from a doctor, family…
- Rod A type of specialized light-sensitive cell (photoreceptor) in the retina of the eye that provides side vision…