Definitions
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- noun anatomy the
globus pallidus
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- noun the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus
Etymologies
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Examples
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Syphilis is caused by an organism called Treponema pallidum, which is a type of bacterium called a spirochete, and is characterised by three stages: primary syphilis, secondary syphilis and tertiary syphilis.
Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008
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Syphilis is caused by an organism called Treponema pallidum, which is a type of bacterium called a spirochete, and is characterised by three stages: primary syphilis, secondary syphilis and tertiary syphilis.
Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008
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Syphilis is caused by an organism called Treponema pallidum, which is a type of bacterium called a spirochete, and is characterised by three stages: primary syphilis, secondary syphilis and tertiary syphilis.
Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008
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"I have proposed the name LUETIN for an emulsion or extract of pure culture of Treponema pallidum, which is designed to be employed for obtaining in suitable cases, a specific cutaneous reaction that may become a valuable diagnostic sign in certain stages or forms of syphilitic infection."
An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals Albert Leffingwell 1880
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The new drug, cryptically called compound 606, was active against a notorious microbe, Treponema pallidum, which caused syphilis.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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The new drug, cryptically called compound 606, was active against a notorious microbe, Treponema pallidum, which caused syphilis.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
Dr. Andrew Lange: How to Get a Sexually Transmitted Disease Without Having Sex 2010
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“The neural networks involved in this particular case have not been clearly identified,” the doctors wrote, although it may have involved the ventral nuclei of the thalamus or perhaps the activation of the left pallidum.
MANUFACTURING DEPRESSION Gary Greenberg 2010
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The images also activated the ventral pallidum, a part of the brain involved in planning to do something rewarding.
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The new drug, cryptically called compound 606, was active against a notorious microbe, Treponema pallidum, which caused syphilis.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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