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Splenic fever
Known also as anthrax, splenic fever is a serious bacterial infection. It is not primarily a human disease but rather an infection of animals. Cattle, sheep, horses, mules, and some wild animals are highly susceptible. Humans (and swine)…
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Show more- Retinoschisis, X-linked juvenile See: Juvenile retinoschisis
- Opisthotonos A great rigid spasm of the body with the back fully arched and the heels and head bent back. Opisthotonos…
- Toxin, botulinum See: Botulinum toxin
- Atrial flutter Well-organized but overly rapid contractions of the atrium of the heart (usually at a rate of 250-350…
- Sleep Sleep: The body's rest cycle. Sleep is triggered by a complex group of hormones that are active in the main…
- Chordoma A form of bone cancer that usually starts in the lower spinal column
- Sib Sibling
- Ten-day measles An acute highly contagious viral disease with fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and a spreading skin rash…
- Suprarenal gland See adrenal gland.
- Bone mass density A measure of bone density. Loss of bone mass is due to osteopenia or, if more severe, to osteoporosis
- BMP Bone morphogenetic protein
- Liver cancer, adult primary A tumor in which the cancer starts during adulthood in cells in the liver. Also called hepatocellular…