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Malariologist
Someone who is versed in or engaged in the study of malaria. 'Independent malariologists believe it kills two million people a year, mainly children under 5 and 90 percent of them in Africa.' (Tina Rosenberg, writing in The New York Times…
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Show more- Meningioma A common type of slow growing, usually benign brain tumor that arises from the dura, one of the meninges, the…
- Lyonization The inactivation of an X chromosome. One of the two X chromosomes in every cell in a female is randomly…
- PARK6 Familial Parkinson disease type 6
- Cardiovascular disease Disease affecting the heart or blood vessels. Cardiovascular diseases include arteriosclerosis, coronary…
- Q.i.d. (on prescription) Seen on a prescription, q.i.d. (or qid) means 4 times a day (from the Latin quater in die). The abbreviation…
- Immunogenetics The genetics (inheritance) of the immune response. For example, the study of the Rh, ABO and other blood…
- Inheritance, multifactorial The type of hereditary pattern seen when there is more than one genetic factor involved and, sometimes, when…
- Uterus, contraction of the The tightening and shortening of the uterine muscles. During labor, contractions accomplish two things: (1)…
- Benign Not cancer. Not malignant. A benign tumor does not invade surrounding tissue or spread to other parts of the…
- Syndrome, Martorell See: Takayasu disease
- Colostomy, iliac A colostomy in which the exterior opening (stoma) is located on the lower left side of the abdomen
- PSC (primary sclerosing cholangitis) See: Primary sclerosing cholangitis