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Kinship
Relationship by marriage or, specifically, a blood tie.
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- Neoplastic Pertaining to a neoplasm or neoplasia. See those terms for more information.
- Catamenia Menstruation
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- Vaginal membrane A thin membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening. This fold of mucous membrane is…
- Encephalitis, arboviral See: Arboviral encephalitis
- HLA-B57 An HLA type that is strongly associated with unusually slow progression of the human immunodeficiency virus…
- High protein diet A high protein diet is a type of weight loss plan that emphasizes consumption of high-protein-containing…
- Infant water requirements Water is an important part of a baby's diet because water makes up a large proportion of the baby's body…
- CCD (cleidocranial dysostosis) >Absent or incompletely formed collar bones (the 'cleido-' part refers to the clavicles, the collar bones)…