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The anterior or ventral surface of the sternum.  

Bubonic plague that is endemic among wild rodents and their fleas.  

Severe bubonic plague; septicemia may precede the formation of buboes.  

An accessory placenta that has a vascular connection to the main part of the placenta.  

In dentistry, a wax, plastic, or metal pattern used to make the channel or channels through which molten metal flows into a mold to make a casting. Also called sprue former.  

A pin screwed through a small hole into dentin.  

Phlebitis in which the veins become obstructed and hardened.  

A common bacterial infection of the throat and tonsils, especially in children between the ages of 5 and 15, typically characterized by fever, sore throat, painful swallowing, exudates on the tonsils, and swollen anterior cervical lymph nodes. The disease is caused by infection with group A beta-hemolytic streptococci and may be treated with a variety…

Phagocytosis that occurs in the absence of opsonins.  

A maladjustment of sexual behavior in which satisfaction is sought in ways that veer far from accepted cultural norms. A preference for achieving sexual pleasure through methods other than traditional sexual intercourse.