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A disease in which a patient with asthmatic bronchitis develops a hypersensitivity to Aspergillus colonizing (not invading) the airways.  

A severe and sustained impairment of social interaction and functioning. In contrast to autism, there are no clinically significant delays in language, cognitive, or developmental age-appropriate skills.  

A deformed fetus with an imperfectly formed trunk and head.  

Deficiency of iron reserve in the body.  

An herbal extract of Withania somnifera, employed in ayurvedic medicine as an adaptogen, an aphrodisiac, an immune stimulant, and a tonic. It is most commonly used as an immune stimulant.  

Secondary amenorrhea related to endometrial scarring. Causes include endometritis and aggressive curettage for purposes of removing the products of conception, such as in abortion or removal of retained placental fragments.  

Sterilization by ablation of the ovaries or testes.  

In one system of taxonomy, a phylum of the true fungi. It is synonymous with the class Ascomycetes in another system of taxonomy.  

In one system of taxonomy, a class of the true fungi that includes the genera Histoplasma, Micosporum, Penicillium, and the yeast Saccharomyces . This class is equivalent to the phylum Ascomycotina in another system of taxonomy.  

Chyle in the ascitic fluid, usually resulting from rupture of the thoracic duct.