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  • 61plague — I. noun Etymology: Middle English plage, from Late Latin plaga, from Latin, blow; akin to Latin plangere to strike more at plaint Date: 14th century 1. a. a disastrous evil or affliction ; calamity b. a destructively numerous influx < a plague of …

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  • 62Murine typhus — An acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic typhus, caused by a related microorganism, Rickettsia typhi (mooseri), transmitted to humans by rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis). The animal …

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  • 63Rickettsialpox — A mild infectious disease first observed in New York City caused by Rickettsia akari, transmitted from its mouse host by chigger or adult mite bites. There is fever, a dark spot that becomes a small ulcer at the site of the bite, swollen glands&#8230; …

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  • 64erysipelas — A specific, acute, superficial cutaneous cellulitis caused by β hemolytic streptococci and characterized by hot, red, edematous, brawny, and sharply defined eruptions; usually accompanied by severe constitutional symptoms. [G., fr. erythros, red&#8230; …

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  • 65fastigium — 1. [TA] Apex of the roof of the fourth ventricle of the brain, an angle formed by the anterior and posterior medullary vela extending into the substance of the vermis. 2. The acme …

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  • 66fever — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pyrexia; frenzy, delirium. See disease, agitation, heat. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. elevated temperature, pyrexia, temperature, hyperpyrexia, hyperthermia, febrile disease, delirium, frenzy, restlessness …

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  • 67Zhang Zhongjing — Infobox Person name = Zhang Zhongjing birth date = 150CE (approx.) occupation = Physician caption = 張仲景Zhang Zhongjing (zh stpw|s=张仲景|t=張仲景|p=Zhāng Zhōngjǐng|w=Chang Chung Ching), formal name Zhang Ji (zh stp|s=张机|t=張機|p=Zhāng Jī, 150 219), was&#8230; …

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  • 68Bupleurum chinense — Taxobox name = Bupleurum chinense image width = image caption = regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Apiales familia = Apiaceae (or Umbelliferae) genus = Bupleurum species = B. chinense binomial = Bupleurum&#8230; …

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  • 69typhoid — /tuy foyd/, Pathol. n. 1. Also called typhoid fever. an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced&#8230; …

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  • 70leptospirosis — noun An acute, infectious, febrile disease of both humans and animals, caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira. Syn: Weil’s disease …

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