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Sporotrichosis
Sporotrichosis: An infection most commonly of the skin caused by the fungus Sporothrix schenckii. Persons handling thorny plants, sphagnum moss, or baled hay are at increased risk of developing sporotrichosis. Outbreaks of sporotrichosis…
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Show more- SGPT Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase, an enzyme that is normally present in liver and heart cells. SGPT is…
- Watson See: Watson, James
- Salpingo-oophorectomy Removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries
- Aorta, thoracic The thoracic aorta is a section of the aorta, the largest artery in the body, within the chest. Specifically…
- XX The sex chromosome complement of a normal human female. See also X chromosome
- Complement system A series of molecules that work together to perform many immune system functions. For example, the complement…
- Dysplasia Abnormal in form. From the Greek dys- (bad, disordered, abnormal) and plassein (to form). For example…
- Scleritis Inflammation of the sclera, the tough white outer coat of the eyeball. Classic scleritis affects the sclera…
- Resistance, vascular The opposition to the flow of blood across a vascular bed.
- Gestation period The period of development of the young from the time of conception until birth. For humans the full gestation…
- Familial Parkinson disease type 8 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to a gene on chromosome…
- Cataract, supranuclear A cataract just above the center (the nucleus) of the lens. See: Cataract