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Blastocystis infection
See: Blastocystosis
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Show more- Congenital anemia with spinocerebellar ataxia See: Pagon syndrome
- MYH A base excision repair gene responsible for an hereditary colon cancer syndrome. MYH is located on the short…
- Intraductal papilloma A benign, wart-like growth that occurs in breast ducts
- Computed tomography colography See: Virtual colonoscopy
- Syndrome, Timothy See: Timothy syndrome
- Vein, large saphenous The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- DNA, mitochondrial Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is the DNA of the mitochondrion, a structure situated in the cytoplasm of the cell…
- Pigmentation The coloring of the skin, hair, mucous membranes, and retina of the eye. Pigmentation is due to the…
- Beetle, blister A blister beetle is one of a number of beetles that have historically been used in dried or powdered form for…
- Tic douloureux A synonym for trigeminal neuralgia. From the French, meaning literally a painful tic. See: Trigeminal…
- Show As a noun: 1. An appearance. 2. Short for bloody show
- Bioterrorism Bioterrorism: Terrorism using biologic agents. Biological diseases and the agents that might be used for…