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The transparent structure lying just behind the pupil of the eye that refracts light rays. A transparent colorless biconvex structure in the eye, enclosed in a capsule, and held in place just behind the pupil by the suspensory ligament. It consists principally of lens fibers that at the periphery are soft, forming the cortex lentis,…

A substance resembling a crystal.  

A stage in plasmodium life cycle that occurs in the liver.  

The application of extreme cold to the body cells and tissues.  

An infection caused by a protozoan parasite found in the intestines of animals. Acquired in some people by direct contact with the infected animal, it lodges in the intestines and causes severe diarrhea. It may be transmitted from person to person. This infection seems to be occurring more frequently in immunosuppressed people and can lead…

A fungal infection that affects the three membranes (meninges) surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms include severe headache, vertigo, nausea, anorexia, sight disorders, and mental deterioration. A form of meningitis that is a feature of cryptococcosis. Fungal meningitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans. A rare cause of disease in healthy hosts, cryptococcal meningitis is an…

Deep freezing at the time of death to preserve the person until a later date when their diseases or cause of death can be cured.  

A large thermos-like container in which dead bodies are stored in liquid nitrogen.  

Flail chest.  

Fiber tracts of the ventral and lateral regions of the midbrain that connect the spinal cord with the anterior cerebral region. A pair of bands joining the cerebrum to the medulla and pons.