a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed
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Natural immunity
immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup
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immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.a condition characterized by hyperactivity, impulsivity, and emotional dysregulation
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.(veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal; "curvature of the spine"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "e…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful
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Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.loss of ability to function normally; "kidney failure"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.disorder in which serous fluid accumulates in a body sac (especially in the scrotum)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
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tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppress…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immunity, disease, occurs, part, individual.a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and im…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immunity, disease, occurs, part, individual.blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens; provides immunity to a disease
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immunity, disease, occurs, part, individual.a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); bur…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immunity, disease, occurs, part, individual.a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures int…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immunity, disease, occurs, part, individual.The physiological individual, characterized by definiteness and independence of function, in distinction from the morphological indivi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immunity, disease, occurs, part, individual.any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease; "bed sores are a common complication in case…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immunity, disease, occurs, part, individual.a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immunity, disease, occurs, part, individual.the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immunity, disease, occurs, part, individual.Having the sexes in two separate individuals; -- applied to plants in which the female flowers occur on one individual and the male fl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immunity, disease, occurs, part, individual.the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immunity, disease, occurs, part, individual.A sudden and violent attack of a disorder; a stroke of disease, as of epilepsy or apoplexy, which produces convulsions or unconsciousn…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immunity, disease, occurs, part, individual.The union of the two sexes in the same individual, or the combination of some of their characteristics or organs in one individual.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immunity, disease, occurs, part, individual.
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