A condition in which bacteria are present in the bloodstream; may occur after minor surgery or infection and may be dangerous for people with a weakened immune system or abnormal heart valves
A simple single-celled microorganism Bacteria are classified by their shape (eg, rod, spirochete), staining properties (Gram positive or Gram negative) and habitat (aerobic, anaerobic)
Bad blood – a) toxicity in the body due to body system deficiencies, sluggish action of liver or colon; b) inability of body to naturally detoxify; c) genetic predisposition; d) syphilis
A usually mild form of occupational asthma seen in bakery workers, caused by the inhalation of flour; some cases are due to contaminants such as mites in the flour
A swelling behind the knee that is composed of a membrane-lined sac filled with synovial fluid and is associated with certain joint disorders (as arthritis)
Brucellosis or Cyprus Fever or Rio Grande Fever or Rock Fever or Abortus Fever or Contagious Abortion or Mediterranean Fever or Malta Fever or Undulant Fever or ; An infectious bacterial disease of hu...
A vernacular Indian term, of unknown derivation It demotes a chronic affection, prevalent in India, and almost universally confounded by nosologists with beriberi
A chest permanently resembling the shape of a barrel, ie, with increased anteroposterior diameter, roughly equaling the lateral diameter; usually with some degree of kyphosis; seen in cases of emphyse...
The lowest rate at which a person can possibly use energy and remain alive; at this rate, only absolutely necessary functions such as breathing are maintained
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