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Microbe
A very tiny form of life -- microbes include bacteria, fungi, and protozoan parasites -- best visualized under a microscope. The Microbe is so very smallYou cannot make him out at all,But many sanguine people hopeTo see him through a…
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Show more- Collateral In anatomy, a collateral is a subordinate or accessory part. A collateral is also a side branch, as of a…
- Artemidorus Artemidorus of Daldis. Greek physician who wrote Oneirocritica, a work dedicated to the interpretation of…
- Total hip replacement Total hip replacement: Surgery in which the diseased ball and socket of the hip joint are completely removed…
- Xenoantigen An antigen that is found in more than one species. An antigen is something that is capable of inducing an…
- Pregnancy danger from urinary tract infection ): A pregnant woman who develops a UTI should be treated promptly to avoid premature delivery of her baby and…
- Specific-pathogen free A term applied to animals reared for use in laboratory experiments when the animals are known to be free of…
- Infection, middle ear Acute middle ear infection, medically called acute otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear. Acute…
- MAO inhibitor Monoamine oxidase inhibitor. One of a potent class of medications used to treat depression.
- Tension, arterial The pressure of the blood within an artery, the arterial pressure. Also called the intra-arterial pressure…
- Fatty acids,omega-3 A class of fatty acids found in fish oils, especially from salmon and other cold-water fish, that acts to…
- Histoplasma See: Histoplasma.
- Pain, shoulder See: Shoulder pain