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Disease, cat scratch
A bacterial infection due to a cat scratch seen most often today in people with HIV. The disease characteristically presents with swollen lymph nodes (lymphadenitis), sore throat, fatigue, and fever, chills, sweats, vomiting, loss of…
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- Skin graft, porcine A skin graft in which pig skin is used. Like grafts from human donors, porcine grafts are usually just a…
- Bone, parietal The main bone on the side of the skull. Although the parietal bone is curved, it is considered a flat bone…
- Aplastic anemia Anemia due to failure of the bone marrow to produce blood cells, including red and white blood cells as well…
- Transporter gene The ability of genes to change position on chromosomes, a process in which a transposable element is removed…
- Disease, Kok A genetic disorder also known as hyperexplexia in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction)…
- Fracture, comminuted A fracture in which bone is broken, splintered or crushed into a number of pieces. NTER> A fracture is a…
- NG Nasogastric
- Pregnancy, acute fatty liver The consumption of alcohol during pregnancy carries the danger of damaging the fetus and causing fetal…
- Zooparasite A living parasite, such as a worm or protozoa
- Supernumerary placenta A succenturiate or accessory placenta
- Neuroma, acoustic A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from…