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Antibiotic, often used in combination with amoxicillin, to treat moderate to severe infections.  

Ability to discern objects or persons not perceptible to the senses or to be aware of events that occur beyond the range of ordinary perception. The alleged ability to be aware of events that occur at a distance without receiving any sensory information concerning those events. A type of paranormal or psychic phenomenon that manifests…

Cisternae, reservoir, especially for holding lymph or spinal fluid (e.g., cistema chyli, chyle cistern). One of the enlarged spaces beneath the arachnoid that act as reservoirs for cerebrospinal fluid. The largest (cisterna magna) lies beneath the cerebellum and behind the medulla oblongata.  

Failure of the cardiovascular system to supply adequate levels of blood to body tissues, as a result of hemorrhage, heart malfunction, or collapse of the peripheral vascular system. Failure of the cardiovascular system to provide body tissues with enough blood for proper functioning. It may be caused by cardiac failure or peripheral circulatory failure, as…

Structure or part with a closed, ring-like shape (e.g., circle of Willis, consisting of communicating arteries in the brain). The part of the pin curl that forms a complete circle; also, the hair that is wrapped around the roller.  

Rhythmic action of hairlike structures (cilia) in certain body parts (e.g., the lining of the bronchial tubes); the sweeping action helps to move mucus or remove foreign particles (e.g., dust) from the tissue. Rhythmic movement of the cilia of a ciliated cell or epithelium.  

Skin disease, caused by infection with a fungus, characterized by itchy, warty nodules in a break in the skin that sometimes spread and ulcerate. Treatment is by excision of the nodules and by topical antibiotics. A chronic fungal infection of the skin that may follow an injury; for example, a wound from a wood splinter.…

Inflammation of the cell layer (choroid) behind the retina and of the retina itself, resulting in blurred vision. Inflammation of the choroid and retina of the eye. Inflammation of the choroid and retina, often caused by infections (such as toxoplasmosis, cytomegalovirus, or tuberculosis) or by multisystem diseases (such as sarcidosis). Inflammation affecting both the choroid…

Pain in the hand, especially of nontraumatic origin. Nontrauma tic or neuralgic pain in the hand.  

Parasitic mites that attack animals and humans by attaching to the skin surface. They inject a substance that breaks down the skin, resulting in itching and swelling. Chiggers do not feed on blood; the symptoms are due to the injected saliva; rather, they eat the broken-down skin. The harvest mite; also known as “mower’s mite,”…