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Antiprotozoal drug
Something that destroys protozoa or inhibits their growth and ability to reproduce. A few of the protozoa of medical importance include Plasmodium (the cause of malaria); Entamoeba histolytica (the cause of amebiasis, amebic dysentery) and…
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Show more- Meningitis, benign recurrent aseptic Recurring meningitis without identifiable cause that leaves no residual damage to the nervous system. Benign…
- Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor See: G-CSF
- APO-1 See: FAS gene
- Syndrome, Wolff-Parkinson-White A condition caused by an abnormality in the electrical system of the heart which normally tells the heart…
- Facio-auriculo-vertebral spectrum See: Goldenhar syndrome
- Degenerative arthritis Also known as osteoarthritis, this type of arthritis is caused by inflammation, breakdown and eventual loss…
- Leukemia, acute lymphocytic Abbreviated AML. Also called acute myeloid leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL). A quickly…
- IFA Indirect immunofluorescence assay
- Marie-Strumpell disease A synonym for ankylosing spondylitis. Named for the French neurologist Pierre Marie (1853-1940) and the…
- Open charting The practice of making medical charts available to the patient
- Perspiration 1) The secretion of fluid by the sweat (sudoriferous) glands. These small, tubular glands are situated within…
- Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome The Gorlin syndrome