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Health care

Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.

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Acinetobacter calcoaceticus

Medical; Medicine

A species of bacteria originally found in a quinate enrichment; strains of this organism previously identified as Bacterium anitratum were found in the genitourinary tract; it is ...

lingelsheimia anitrata

Medical; Medicine

A species of bacteria originally found in a quinate enrichment; strains of this organism previously identified as Bacterium anitratum were found in the genitourinary tract; it is ...

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans

Medical; Medicine

A species of doubtful taxonomic position; frequently associated with some forms of human periodontal disease as well as subacute and chronic endocarditis; occurs with ...

haemophilus actinomycetemcomitans

Medical; Medicine

A species of doubtful taxonomic position; frequently associated with some forms of human periodontal disease as well as subacute and chronic endocarditis; occurs with ...

Dientamoeba fragilis

Medical; Medicine

A species of small amebalike flagellates, formerly considered a true ameba, now recognized as an ameboflagellate related to Trichomonas, parasitic in the large intestine of humans ...

Balantidium suis

Medical; Medicine

A species originally considered distinct from the human ciliate parasite, Balantidium coli, but now considered synonymous with it; nonpathogenic in swine.