| smallpox v. |
[USP] a live vaccinia virus vaccine of calf lymph or chick embryo origin, used for immunization against smallpox. Now recommended only for laboratory workers exposed to smallpox virus; certain countries continue to vaccinate those in the military forces. Complications that result from smallpox vaccination include vaccinia, secondary bacterial infections, and encephalomyelitis.
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| small intestinal absorption |
The uptake of water, fatty acids, monosaccharides, amino acids, vitamins, and minerals from the lumen of the gut into the capillary networks and lacteals (lymph capillaries) of the villi. The small intestine is the ma
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| small intestine transplantation |
A semi-experimental procedure in which the small intestine is replaced with a donor organ.
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| small pulse |
SEE: pulsus parvus et tardus.
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| smallpox |
Smallpox was used as a biological weapon against Native Americans by distribution of infected blankets during the French and Indian War, 1754-67.
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