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Breast infection
Infection of breast tissue usually caused by bacteria, most often staph (Staphylococcus aureus), which are found on the skin and enter the breast through a break in the skin or nipple, as during breast-feeding. The infected breast may be…
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- Roundworm genome See: C. elegans genome
- Athymic mouse A laboratory mouse lacking a thymus gland. Athymic mice have no T cells and useful in research because they…
- Neurofibromatosis type 1 NF1, a genetic disorder characterized by a number of remarkable skin findings including multiple cafe au lait…
- In vitro Literally in glass, as in a test tube. A test that is performed in vitro is one that is done in glass or…
- Rubeola (measles) Rubeola is the ordinary measles, an acute highly contagious viral disease with fever, runny nose, cough, red…
- Giant cell pneumonia Pneumonia: Also known as Hecht's pneumonia, this is a deadly but fortunately rare complication of measles. It…
- Completely-in-the-canal hearing aid The smallest and most discreet of the common styles of hearing instruments. Completely-in-the-canal (CIC)…
- Alpha linolenic acid See: Alpha-linolenic acid
- Odynophagia Pain on swallowing food and fluids, a symptom often due to disease of the esophagus. From the Greek roots…
- Mitotic nondisjunction The failure in mitosis for the two members of a chromosome pair to separate (to disjoin) normally so that…
- Colonic adenoma family history See: Colon cancer family history