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The scraping and examination of the cells from inside the cheek for the purpose of detecting precancerous changes. Cells scraped from the inside of the cheek to detect abnormalities of sexual development.  

The black death which ravaged Europe for centuries, coming to a peak about the mid- 1300s, but with cyclic severity until the late 1600s. A usually fatal infectious disease caused by Yersinia pestis in the lymph system, transmitted to humans by fleas from rats. One of the forms of infection by P. pestis the organisms…

The collective term for the numerous microvilli that cover the villi and epithelial cells of the small intestine. The microvilli on the free surface of the cells lining the small intestine and the proximal convoluted portion of the renal tubules. Microvilli are folds of the cell membrane and greatly increase the surface area for absorption.…

A disease caused by a bacillus (Brucella abortus or Brucella melitensis). A disease which can be caught from cattle or goats or from drinking infected milk, spread by a species of the bacterium Brucella. Brucellosis is an infectious disease that is transmitted from animals to humans through infected meat or animal products. The disease is…

An organism that causes brucellosis. Species infecting cattle and man, and (unlike Br. melitensis) frequently found in the British Isles. Requires added CO2 for growth, and fails to grow with thionin in medium.  

The vibratory movement of microscopic particles of both organic and inorganic substances when suspended in water or other fluids. The movement is the result of the impact of the molecules of the fluid surrounding the particles. This phenomenon was first described by Robert Brown in 1827. The oscillatory movement of small bodies suspended in fluid,…

Sugar crystals in either molasses syrup with natural flavor and color, or refined white sugar with brown sugar added is usually 91% to 96% sucrose. Granulated sugar that comprises residual molasses, namely the thick viscous substance left behind after the process of sugar cane refinement. Its coloration can range from a light-colored pale golden hue…

A house of prostitution.  

An instrument used for visually examining the internal surfaces of the larger bronchi. An instrument which is passed down the trachea into the lungs, which a doctor can use to inspect the inside passages of the lungs. A small-diameter fiberoptic instrument used to visualize and biopsy the upper airway and lung tissue. An instrument used…

Cancerous growth, malignant neoplasm that arises in the lining of the bronchial tubes of the lungs.