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Dyscalculia
A specific developmental disability affecting a person's ability to conceptualize and perform mathematics. Mild cases can often be compensated for with use of a calculator, but those with severe dyscalculia will need special education…
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Show more- Yersinia pestis genome See: Plague bacterium genome
- Anti CCP See: Citrulline antibody
- Drug, antimicrobial A drug used to treat a microbial infection. The term 'antimicrobial' is a general one that refers to a group…
- Dyad The word 'dyad' comes from the Greek 'dyas' meaning the number two. In psychology, a dyad refers to a pair of…
- Yersiniosis An infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Yersinia enterocolitica (and, less often, other forms of…
- Merkle cell carcinoma A rapidly growing type of skin cancer, correctly termed Merkel cell carcinoma, after the German anatomist and…
- Consultant An individual to whom one refers for expert advice or services. The use of consultants is common in medicine…
- Syndrome, Aarskog-Scott See: Aarskog-Scott syndrome
- Erection, penile When the penis fills with blood and is rigid. The penis contains two chambers, called the corpora cavernosa…
- KSS Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Disease, Quincke's This is angioneurotic edema (or angioedema), a form of localized swelling of the deeper layers of the skin…
- Baylisascaris Infection by the raccoon roundworm. Baylisascaris procyonis is found commonly in raccoons. When infective…