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Paramyxovirus
One of a group of RNA viruses that are responsible predominantly for acute respiratory diseases and are usually transmitted in an airborne manner. The paramyxoviruses include the agents of mumps, measles (rubeola), RSV (respiratory…
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- Vas deferens The tube connecting the testes with the urethra. The vas deferens is a coiled duct that conveys sperm from…
- Electroretinogram Abbreviated ERG. An electroretinographic recording. See: Electroretinography
- Gland, bulbourethral See: Bulbourethral gland
- Caenorhabditis elegans genome See: C. elegans genome
- Marx, Gertie F. Distinguished German-born American physician known as the 'mother of obstetric anesthesia.' She almost…
- Rectal exam, digital (DRE) An exam done to detect abnormalities that can be felt (palpated) from within the rectum. The doctor inserts a…
- Pustular psoriasis A type of recurring psoriasis characterized by the appearance of pus-filed pimples and sores in clusters. It…
- Nose The external midline projection from the face. The purpose of the nose is to warm, clean, and humidify the…
- Glanders A bacterial infection that causes a chronic debilitating disease of equids (horses, mules, and donkeys) as…
- Heart block A block in the conduction of the normal electrical impulses in the heart.
- Gage, Phineas The most famous patient to have survived severe damage to the brain and the first from whom something was…