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A form of bubonic plague in which the symptoms are generalised throughout the body.  

Caused by septicaemia, associated with septicaemia.  

Referring to a septum. To a septum or a layer of tissue that separates two body chambers. Pertaining to the septum, the slender muscular partition that separates the right and left chambers of the heart. Abnormal openings within the septum are referred to as septal defects.  

To move two or more people or things apart.  

A nerve cell which transmits impulses relating to sensations from the receptor to the central nervous system.  

The area of the cerebral cortex which receives information from nerves in all parts of the body. The region of the cerebral cortex responsible for receiving incoming information relayed by sensory nerve pathways from all parts of the body. Different areas of cortex correspond to different parts of the body and to the various senses.…

Referring to the detection of sensations by nerve cells. Relating to the input division of the nervous system, which carries information from receptors throughout the body toward the brain and spinal cord. Description applied to the part of the nervous system dedicated to bringing to the brain, information on sensations affecting the body. The opposite…

Deafness caused by a disorder in the auditory nerves or the brain centres which receive impulses from the nerves. Deafness due to defective function of the cochlea or acoustic nerve. A form of hearing impairment arises from the incapacity to convert sound vibrations into electrical signals. This condition frequently encompasses abnormalities in the functioning of…

A substance which, by acting as an antigen, makes the body form antibodies.  

A person who is allergic to a drug.