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anaplasmosis

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A disease of mammals caused by a specialized group of gram-negative bacteria in the order Rickettsiales, family Anaplasmataceae, genus Anaplasma . Anaplasma is an obligate ...

glaucoma

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A disease of the eye in which damage is caused by elevated pressure within the eye. The incidence in persons over the age of 40 is about 0.5%, making glaucoma one of the most ...

Alzheimer's disease

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A disease of the nervous system characterized by a progressive dementia that leads to profound impairment in cognition and behavior. Dementia occurs in a number of brain diseases ...

myasthenia gravis

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A disease resulting from an abnormality in neuromuscular transmission, characterized by a fluctuating degree of muscle weakness. The weakness is usually aggravated by activity, ...

optical flat

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A disk of high-grade quartz glass approximately 2 cm (0.75 in.) thick, having at least one side ground and polished with a deviation in flatness usually not exceeding 0.000002 in. ...

amyloidosis

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A disorder characterized by the accumulation of an unusual extracellular fibrous protein (amyloid) in the connective tissue of the body. The deposition of amyloid may be ...

ink

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A dispersion of a pigment or a solution of a dye in a vehicle (carrier), yielding a fluid, paste, or powder that can be applied to and dried on a substrate. Printing, writing, ...

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