LEGIONNAIRE'S DISEASE
\lˌiːd͡ʒənˈe͡əz dɪzˈiːz], \lˌiːdʒənˈeəz dɪzˈiːz], \l_ˌiː_dʒ_ə_n_ˈeə_z d_ɪ_z_ˈiː_z]\
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acute (sometimes fatal) lobar pneumonia caused by bacteria of a kind first recognized after an outbreak of the disease at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976; characterized by fever and muscle and chest pain and headache and chills and a dry cough
By Princeton University
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Proto Oncogene Proteins c erbB 2
- cell surface protein-tyrosine kinase that is found to be overexpressed in significant number adenocarcinomas. It has extensive homology can heterodimerize EGF EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR), 3 receptor (RECEPTOR, 3) and the 4 receptor. Activation of erbB-2 receptor occurs during heterodimer formation with a ligand-bound erbB family members. EC 2.7.11.-.