| ornithine |
an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is important in the formation of urea
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| ornithosis |
psittacosis: an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds
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| ornithine transcarbamylase |
A hereditary urea cycle disorder leading to hyperammonemia, mental retardation, failure to thrive, headaches, vomiting, and lethargy in cyclic episodes related to protein intake. Inheritance is X-linked.
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| ornithinemia |
hyperornithinemia.
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| Ornithodoros |
a genus of argasid ticks, many species of which are the reservoirs and vectors of the spirochetes (Borrelia) of relapsing fevers and of other infectious agents for humans and other animals. Among the important vectors are: O. as´perus, O. tartakov´skyi, O. tholoza´ni, and O. verruco´sus in Russia, the Middle East, and other parts of Asia; O. erra´ticus and O. norman´di in Spain and North Africa; O. duge´si, O. herm´sii, O. par´keri, and O. turica´ta in Mexico and the western United States; O. ru´dis and O. tala´je in Central and South America; O. savi´gnyi in Africa, Arabia, and India; O. mouba´ta (the tampan tick) in South Africa; and O. gur´neyi in Australia.
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