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HHV-2
Human herpesvirus 2, a virus that causes genital herpes, which is characterized by sores in the area of the genitalia. Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). This virus, like human herpesvirus 1, can cause infection of the…
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Show more- Sitophilus granarius See: Granary weevil
- Zoonotic transfer The transmission of a disease from an animal host to a human. Infections transmitted from their animal host…
- Bereavement The period after a loss during which grief is experienced and mourning occurs. The time spent in a period of…
- Stick, heel See: Heel stick
- Hemithorax Half of the thorax or, more simply, one side of the chest. The plural is hemithoraxes or hemithoraces. A…
- Abstinence, periodic Also known as fertility awareness, natural family planning, and the rhythm method, this approach entails not…
- Innervate To supply with nerves. It is a little known fact that the cornea is the most densely innervated tissue in the…
- Narcolepsy Narcolepsy: A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep…
- Intravitreous In the vitreous, the fluid behind the lens in the eye. As in an intravitreous injection.
- Fluctuating rib One of the last two ribs. A rib is said to be 'fluctuating' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast…
- Human papilloma virus See: Human papillomavirus
- Black Death The Medieval black plague that ravaged Europe and killed a third of its population. It was due to the plague…