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A curved surgical needle with flattened sides.  

A rare chemical element; atomic weight 178.49, atomic number 72, specific gravity 13.31.  

An organism that normally colonizes the human respiratory tract and sometimes causes serious infections, including abscesses, endocarditis, and sepsis.  

An important vaccine-preventable cause of meningitis. In children, this organism also causes acute epiglottitis, pneumonia, septic arthritis, and cellulitis.  

A species that often colonizes the upper respiratory tract, but may occasionally cause endocarditis, brain abscesses, meningitis, or osteomyelitis.  

A genus of mosquitoes that includes species that are vectors of yellow fever.  

A species of leech fond in certain humid, tropical areas.  

A genus of terrestrial leeches found in Asia that attach to humans and animals.  

A member of a group of subatomic particles including the proton and the neutron. Tightly focused beams of hadrons are used in radiation therapy to destroy cancerous tissue.