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A substance that has a calming effect, relieving anxiety and tension; less likely to cause drowsiness than a sedative.  

The area of the lens of the eye where the epithelial capsule cells change into lens fibers.  

A wound having a small entrance and exit of uniform diameter.  

A microscopic web-like network that is beneath the microvilli of intestinal absorption cells, and beneath the stereocilia of the hair cells of the inner ear.  

A defibrillation waveform that rises sharply to a peak voltage and then is abruptly cut off and returns to zero.  

A single-stranded DNA virus, found in recipients of blood transfusions, that colonizes in the liver. It is not known whether the virus causes liver disease, e.g., chronic hepatitis, or benignly colonizes the liver.  

A Bunyavirus transmitted by insect bite, especially the bite of the sandfly (Phlebotomus papatasi). The virus is endemic in Sicily, Cyprus, and other Mediterranean locations and may cause encephalitis, aseptic meningitis, or septicemia.  

A group of viruses, originally identified in South America, that cause hemorrhagic fever in humans. They are members of the arenavirus family and are typically found in rodents. One member of this group is the Sabia virus.  

An intracellular vesicle that carries proteins from one organelle to another; e.g., from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi apparatus.  

Vertigo caused by the presence of a toxin in the body.