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The causative agent of whooping cough.  

The outer part or edge; boundary.  

Any basic salt of boric acid.  

A special shoe, brace, or bandage for covering, protecting, and/or immobilizing the foot, ankle, and lower leg.  

A strong immune response generated by a second exposure to an antigen.  

In radiation oncology the delivery of a large dose of radiation to a tumor in addition to the radiation supplied by an external beam.  

A genus of ticks that parasitizes humans and cattle and other animals.  

A receptor found on the surface of cellular membranes that facilitates the entry of the human immunodeficiency virus.  

One of several composite materials that can be used to repair defects in bones during orthopedic surgery.  

The removal of a small amount of tissue (bone marrow biopsy) and fluid filled with blood cells (bone marrow aspiration) from the central core of a bone, used to diagnose blood disorders such as anemias and cancers; or infectious diseases that affect the marrow; or to gather cells for later infusion into a patient (e.g.,…