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Actinomycosis

Medical; Illness

A noncontagious disease caused by the bacterium actinomyces israelii, which most commonly affects the jaw.

Acute abdomen

Medical; Illness

An emegency surgical condition caused by damage to one or more abdominal organs following injury.

Acromegaly

Medical; Illness

Condition caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone, usually by a benign tumour of the anterior pituitary gland.

Acrocyanosis

Medical; Illness

Bluish-purple discoloration of the hands and feet due to slow circulation of the blood.

Acrodermatitis

Medical; Illness

Inflammation of the skin of the feet or hands is called acrodermatitis.

Anthrax

Medical; Illness

An acute disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis.

Reproduction

Medical; Illness

The biological process by which new "offspring" individual organisms are produced from their "parents". Reproduction is a fundamental feature of all known life; each individual organism exists as the ...

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