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Any disease caused by the inhalation or injection of talc. The lungs are often affected.  

An orthopedic test used to determine the collateral stability of the ankle joint. The amount of laxity in the affected ankle is determined relative to the laxity in the uninvolved limb.  

Pain in the heel or ankle. Discomfort in the heel or ankle. Pain that manifests at a location away from its actual cause or source. For example, a condition applying pressure to the spinal nerve roots in the lower back might lead to pain in the leg or foot.  

A test used to determine the presence of lupus anticoagulant in a blood specimen. The test relies on the mixing of venom from snakes of the genus Oxyuranus with dilute phospholipid and can be used even in patients receiving warfarin anticoagulation.  

To spoil or cause putrefaction, as in tainted meat.  

The long end of a structure, such as the extremity of the spinal column or the final segments of a polypeptide or nucleic acid.  

A European arbovirus of the Bunyaviridae family. It is transmitted to humans by mosquito bite and causes fevers, respiratory illnesses, encephalitis, and meningitis.  

Introduction of a radioactive isotope into a molecule in order to distinguish the molecule from others without that “tag.”  

Having the structure of, or resembling, a tapeworm.