Search results for "List of common diseases" - New World Encyclopedia

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  • Gonorrhea is a common, highly contagious, sexually transmitted diseases ... Gonorrhea affects the mucous membrane of the urinary and genital tracts ...
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  • are found in the blood. They are the most common type of blood cell and the ... have no DNA. In comparison, the erythrocytes of nearly all other vertebrates ...
    16 KB (2,383 words) - 02:30, 8 December 2022
  • is the medical specialty that treats diseases, injuries, or other physical ... surgery is performed, or simply the office of a physician, dentist, or veterinarian ...
    22 KB (3,284 words) - 23:38, 18 September 2021
  • Hedgehog is the common name for any of the small spiny, mammals comprising ... There are sixteen extant species of spiny hedgehog in five genera ...
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  • arises in children as a complication of strep throat that has been ... One of the most obvious preventive actions is addressing the original ...
    14 KB (1,938 words) - 20:01, 8 December 2022
  • Cockroach is the common name for any insect in the order (or suborder ... mya to about 299 mya). This makes them one of the oldest of fossilized insects ...
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  • The immune system is the system of specialized cells and organs that ... Allergies are very common disorders and more than 50 million people ...
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  • Entomology is the scientific study of insects. Insects are arthropods ... Insects have many kinds of interactions with humans and other forms ...
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  • “The Sea Around Us”, and “The Edge of the Sea” were immense successes ... our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe around us, the ...
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  • essential in trace amounts for the function of certain enzymes in humans and ... This element and its compounds have a wide range of applications. ...
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  • Horseshoe crab is the common name for various marine chelicerate arthropods ... fish, and are preyed upon by many species of fish and birds, as well as ...
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  • Budgerigar is the common name for small parrots belonging to the species ... They are native to Australia where flocks of 10 to 100 birds, and even up ...
    20 KB (2,994 words) - 18:36, 22 November 2023
  • elastic, water-resistant, natural material of commercial importance and for ... in colloquial speech, is the outermost layer of a woody stem, derived from ...
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  • animal science, is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock ... Because of agriculture, cities, as well as trade relations between ...
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  • a focus on others' needs, suppression of their own emotions, and attempts ... Codependency carries three potential levels of meaning. First, it ...
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  • The brain is a centralized mass of nerve tissue enclosed within the ... Along with the spinal cord, the brain forms part of the central nervous ...
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  • in an agricultural setting for the purposes of profit or subsistence, whether ... Raising animals (animal husbandry) is an important component of modern ...
    26 KB (3,786 words) - 07:46, 9 March 2023
  • Yak is the common name for a stocky, ox-like bovine, Bos grunniens ... are important to the society and economies of local people in the high elevation ...
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  • and technology toward benefiting the lives of everyday people. Despite the ... known as Diamond, Missouri. The exact date of birth is unknown due to the ...
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  • Larch is the common name for any of the deciduous coniferous trees ... Larches are native to much of the cooler temperate northern hemisphere ...
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