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31Hallervorden-Spatz disease — A genetic disorder in which there is progressive neurologic degeneration with the accumulation of iron in the brain. The gene for the disease is on chromosome 20 in region 20p13 p12.3. The syndrome was first described by Julius Hallervorden and… …
32sleeping sickness — Pathol. 1. Also called African sleeping sickness, African trypanosomiasis. a generally fatal disease, common in parts of Africa, characterized by fever, wasting, and progressive lethargy: caused by a parasitic protozoan, Trypanosoma gambiense or… …
33Hookworm — Taxobox name = Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale regnum = Animalia phylum = Nematoda classis = Secernentea ordo = Strongiloidae familia = Ancylostomatidae genus = Necator/Ancylostoma subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = Species N …
34Histoplasmosis — A disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. Most people with histoplasmosis have no symptoms. However, histoplasma can cause acute or chronic lung disease and progressive disseminated histoplasmosis affecting a number of organs. It can …
35decay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. decomposition, deterioration, disintegration, dilapidation, putrefaction, rot, caries. v. i. rot, putrefy, mortify; disintegrate. See oldness, uncleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A progressive… …
36radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… …
37atrophie — [ atrɔfi ] n. f. • 1538; lat. atrophia « consomption », mot gr. 1 ♦ Diminution du volume d une structure vivante (organe, tissu, cellule), par défaut de nutrition, manque d usage, processus physiologique de régression, maladie, etc. ⇒aussi… …
38atrophié — atrophie [ atrɔfi ] n. f. • 1538; lat. atrophia « consomption », mot gr. 1 ♦ Diminution du volume d une structure vivante (organe, tissu, cellule), par défaut de nutrition, manque d usage, processus physiologique de régression, maladie, etc.… …
39Chronic wasting disease — (CWD) is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) of mule deer, whitetailed deer, elk (wapiti), and moose. TSEs are caused by unusual infectious agents known as prions. To date, CWD has been found mainly in cervids (members of the deer… …
40beriberi — beriberic, adj. /ber ee ber ee/, n. Pathol. a disease of the peripheral nerves caused by a deficiency of vitamin B1, characterized by pain in and paralysis of the extremities, and severe emaciation or swelling of the body. [1695 1705; < Sinhalese …
