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Medicine
The science and art of healing that employs a variety of health care practices to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.
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balloon sickness
Medical; Medicine
A form of altitude sickness occurring in someone as a result of ascent in a balloon.
Australian bat Lyssavirus
Medical; Medicine
A viral species that once caused a fatal rabieslike disease in a woman in Australia.
bacterial toxin
Medical; Medicine
Any intracellular or extracellular toxin formed in or elaborated by bacterial cells.
Ball operation
Medical; Medicine
Division of the sensory nerve trunks supplying the anus, for relief of pruritus ani.
Hesselbach hernia
Medical; Medicine
Hernia with diverticula through the cribriform fascia, presenting a lobular outline.
Helicobacter cinaedi
Medical; Medicine
A bacterial species associated with cases of proctitis and colitis in homosexual men.
