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Infection, pork tapeworm
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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Show more- Ortho- (prefix) Prefix meaning straight or erect. From the Greek 'orthos' that means just that: straight or erect. Examples…
- Therapy, human gene Insertion of normal DNA directly into cells to correct a genetic defect. The treatment of disease by…
- Cauda equina A bundle of spinal nerve roots that arise from the bottom end of the spinal cord. The cauda equina comprises…
- Postural Pertaining to the posture or position of the body, the attitude or carriage of the body as a whole, or the…
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage Bleeding within the head into the space between two membranes that surround the brain. The bleeding is…
- Syncope The temporary loss of consciousness upon coughing. Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- Orbital Relating to the orbit, in anatomy the bony cavity that contains the eyeball
- PJS Polycystic kidney disease.
- Medical Repository The first medical magazine and the first scientific journal published in the United States. The Medical…
- Drug, antiprotozoal Something that destroys protozoa or inhibits their growth and ability to reproduce. A few of the protozoa of…
- Psittacosis (parrot fever) Fever: An infectious disease due to a bacteria (Chlamydia psittaci) contracted from psittacine birds…
- White blood cell count Kocyte count): The number of white blood cells (WBCs) in the blood. The WBC is usually measured as part of…