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Malaria in which sporulation occurs each 48 hr. Symptoms are more common during the day. Paroxysms are divided into chill, fever, and sweating stages. Cold stage is usually 10 to 15 min but may last an hour or more. Febrile stage varies from 4 to 6 hr. Benign tertian malaria is caused by Plasmodium vivax,…

Lymph node inflammation caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), with granuloma formation and caseating necrosis within the node. The most common presentation is the finding of a neck mass in a febrile patient (a condition called “scrofula”), although MTB and other mycobacteria also can invade lymph nodes in other parts of the body.  

The portion of the cerebral hemisphere lying below the lateral fissure of Sylvius. It is continuous posteriorly with the occipital lob.  

The lower border of the sulcus spiralis internus of the cochlea.  

One of two ligaments, right and left, connecting posterior portions of the right and left lobes of the liver with corresponding portions of the diaphragm.  

The lateral portion of the coracoclavicular ligament.  

A ligament passing over the odontoid process of the axis.  

A fibrous band that bridges the bicipital groove of the humerus in connecting the lesser and greater tuberosities.  

The thickened portion of the joint capsule that passes from the articular tubercle at the root of the zygomatic arch to attach to the subcondylar neck of the mandible.  

Damage to the white matter of the brain caused by exposure to chemicals, radiation, and certain viruses, including HIV. The chemical agents include, but are not limited to, alcohol, carbon monoxide, cocaine, toluene, and some cytotoxic drugs.