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Typhus
One of a group of acute infections caused by rickettsiae, transmitted by arthropods (lice, fleas, mites), and characterized by severe headache, chills, high fever, stupor, and a rash. The four main entities making up the group are epidemic…
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- Robust In statistics, a term applied to a test or procedure that is not seriously disturbed by violations of the…
- Absorbed dose In radiology, the amount of energy that is deposited in any material by ionizing radiation. The unit of…
- Syndrome, Martorell See: Takayasu disease
- False vocal fold See: False vocal cord
- PARK7 Familial Parkinson disease type 7
- MIC-1 Macrophage inhibitory cytokine 1. A divergent member of the transforming growth factor beta superfamily…
- Hysterectomy, complete Hysterectomy, complete: Complete surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. Also called a total hysterectomy
- Indwelling bladder catheter See: Catheter, indwelling bladder
- Sign, Babinski A neurologic reflex that constitutes an important medical examination based upon what the big toe does when…
- PCB See: PCBs
- Female external genitalia The external genital organs of the female, comprising the pudendum, clitoris, and female urethra