| AFR | aqueous flare response; ascorbic free radical |
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| EAST | elevated-arm stress test; Emory angioplasty vs. surgery trial; external rotation, abduction stress t... |
| MASA | Medical Association of South Africa; mental retardation-aphasia-shuffling gait-adducted thumbs [synd... |
| NEEE | Near East equine encephalomyelitis |
| SWOG | South West Oncology Group |
| SE | South East |
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| SAO | South-East Asian ovalocytosis |
| AFR | Ascorbate free radical |
| ECF | East Coast Fever |
| EAST | Enzyme Allergo Sorbent Test |
| middle east | The countries of southwest asia and northeastern africa usually considered as extending from libya on the west to afghanistan on the east. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| East African sleeping sickness | A disease of humans caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in eastern Africa from Ethiopia and Uganda south to Zimbabwe; it is clinically similar to Gambian trypanosomiasis but of shorter duration and more acute in form; patients suffer repeated episodes of pyrexia, become anaemic, and die commonly from cardiac failure. Synonym: acute African sleeping sickness, acute trypanosomiasis, East African sleeping sickness, East African trypanosomiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| East African trypanosomiasis | A disease of humans caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in eastern Africa from Ethiopia and Uganda south to Zimbabwe; it is clinically similar to Gambian trypanosomiasis but of shorter duration and more acute in form; patients suffer repeated episodes of pyrexia, become anaemic, and die commonly from cardiac failure. Synonym: acute African sleeping sickness, acute trypanosomiasis, East African sleeping sickness, East African trypanosomiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| East Coast fever | A serious disease of cattle in eastern and central Africa, caused by the protozoan Theileria parva and characterised by high fever, swelling of the lymph nodes, and high case fatality; transmitted by Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and other ticks of the genus Rhipicephalus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| far east | A geographic area of east and southeast asia encompassing china, hong kong, japan, korea, macao, mongolia, and taiwan. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Far East haemorrhagic fever | Tick-borne infection with Rickettsia sibirica, seen primarily in Siberia and Mongolia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Far East Russian encephalitis | Tick-borne encephalitis (Eastern subtype). (05 Mar 2000) |
| africa south of the sahara | All of africa except northern africa (africa, northern). (12 Dec 1998) |
| south | Lying toward the south; situated at the south, or in a southern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the south, or coming from the south; blowing from the south; southern; as, the south pole. "At the south entry. <botany> " South-Sea tea See Yaupon. 1. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south. 2. <astronomy> To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line; said chiefly of the moon; as, the moon souths at nine. Origin: Southed; Southing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| south africa | A republic in southern africa, the southernmost part of africa. It has three capitals: pretoria (administrative), cape town (legislative), and bloemfontein (judicial). The history is a fabric interwoven with hostile activity among the native tribes, particularly the zulus, the boers (dutch settlers), and the british. Officially the republic of south africa since 1960, it was called the union of south africa 1910-1960. (12 Dec 1998) |
| South African tick-bite fever | A typhus-like fever of South Africa caused by Rickettsia rickettsii and usually characterised by primary eschar and regional adenitis, rigors, and maculopapular rash on the fifth day, often with severe central nervous system symptoms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| South African type porphyria | Porphyria characterised by abdominal pain and neuropsychiatric abnormalities, by dermal sensitivity to light and mechanical trauma, by increased faecal excretion of proto-and coproporphyrin, and by increased urinary excretion of d-aminolevulinic acid, porphobilinogen, and porphyrins; due to a deficiency of protoporphyrinogen oxidase; autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: protocoproporphyria hereditaria, South African type porphyria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| south american blastomycosis | A chronic fungal infection caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, characterised by primary pulmonary lesions with dissemination to many visceral organs. Common findings include ulcerative granuloma lesions to the buccal mucosa (inner lining of the cheek) and nasal mucosa that extend to the surrounding skin. Generalised lymphangitis is also typical. More commonly seen in South America and the tropics. (27 Sep 1997) |
| South American trypanosomiasis | Trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma (or Schizotrypanum) cruzi and transmitted by certain species of reduviid (triatomine) bugs. In its acute form, it is seen most frequently in young children, with swelling of the skin at the site of entry, most often the face, and regional lymph node enlargement; in its chronic form it can assume several aspects, commonly cardiomyopathy, but megacolon and megaesophagus also occur; natural reservoirs include dogs, armadillos, rodents, and other domestic, domiciliated, and wild mammals. Synonym: Chagas' disease, Chagas-Cruz disease, Cruz trypanosomiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| south Australia | A state in south central Australia. Its capital is adelaide. It was probably first visited by f. Thyssen in 1627. Later discoveries in 1802 and 1830 opened up the southern part. It became a british province in 1836 with this self-descriptive name and became a state in 1901. (12 Dec 1998) |
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