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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
The versatile 'blue-green pus bacteria' that opportunistically infects people, especially those who are immunocompromised. Pseudomonas rarely causes infection in healthy individuals but it is a major cause of hospital acquired (nosocomial)…
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Show more- Clinical 1. Having to do with the examination and treatment of patients. 2. Applicable to patients. A laboratory test…
- Intrafallopian A term meaning 'within the fallopian tube.' There are two fallopian tubes in female mammals, including human…
- Infection, meningococcal See: Meningococcal infection
- Prophase chromosome A chromosome at the prophase stage in the cell cycle, before metaphase (when a chromosome is most highly…
- Nipah virus A virus that infects pigs and people in whom it causes a sometimes fatal form of viral encephalitis (brain…
- Line, germ A sequence of cells, each descended from earlier cells in the lineage, which will develop into new sperm and…
- Discordant 1. Showing discordance, lack of agreement. A couple may be discordant for a sexually transmitted infection…
- Thorn test An early test for Addison's disease. The test is named for Dr. George W. Thorn who devised it. See: Thorn…
- Focused H and P In common doctor language, H and P stand for the history (H) and physical (P), namely the medical history and…
- Dermatologic Having to do with the skin
- Power outage and the heat When power goes out, water purification systems may not be functioning fully. Use bottled water for eating or…
- Binocular 1. With both eyes, as in binocular vision.2. With two eyepieces, as in a binocular microscope