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A fungus hypha with two nuclei of different genotypes. The nuclei do not fuse but divide independently and simultaneously as new cells are formed.  

A special class of Greek prostitutes who were sought by men because of their beauty and education.  

A unit used to measure the frequency of sound in terms of the number of cycles that vibrating molecules complete per second. Pitch or frequency of a tone is measured in hertz (Hz). The SI (International System of Units) unit of frequency. It indicates the number of cycles per second (c/s). The abbreviation for hertz…

A group of viruses including herpes simplex virus, vericella zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, and Epstein-Barr virus.  

The varicella virus causes chicken pox mainly in children, and may reappear in adulthood as herpes zoster. Herpes zoster, also called shingles, is characterized by small, painful blisters on the skin along nerve pathways.  

A sexually transmitted disease caused by the herpes simplex vims. An infection of the genitals of either sex, caused by herpes simplex virus type 2. It is mostly acquired as a result of sexual activity; some cases are caused by simplex type 1. After initial infection the virus lies latent in the dorsal nerve root…

The reaction upon sudden and prolonged abstinence from heroin after a dependency has developed. Symptoms include (a) drowsiness for several hours, (b) restlessness, yawning, profuse sweating, running nose and eyes, feelings of anxiety, insomnia, and muscular aches, (c) after 24 h, gooseflesh, uncontrolled muscular twitching, vomiting, diarrhea, muscular aches, a rise in body temperature, dehydration,…

An addiction to heroin.  

A protrusion of an intervertebral disk from its normal position between adjoining vertebrae. A blister-like protrusion or bulge of the contents of an intervertebral disk, also referred to as a prolapsed, slipped, displaced, or ruptured disk.  

A person who possesses both male and female gonads hermaphrodite, female; hermaphrodite, male.