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Immunization, Td
Td is the vaccine given to children over six and adults as boosters for immunity to diphtheria and tetanus
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- Extrapyramidal system That part of the nervous system that regulates muscle reflexes
- Tritiated Containing atoms of tritium (hydrogen-3) in the place of hydrogen (H) in a molecule. See also: Tritiated…
- End-of-the-road disease Guinea worm disease, a parasitic illness caused by infection with the guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis)…
- Dissociation In psychology and psychiatry, a perceived detachment of the mind from the emotional state or even from the…
- Psychology, social The study of the mind and mental processes, particularly as regards social interactions, focusing on the ways…
- Pancreatitis Pancreatitis: Inflammation of the pancreas. Of the many diverse causes of pancreatitis, the most common are…
- Exonuclease An enzyme that cleaves nucleotide bases sequentially from the free ends of a nucleic acid (DNA or RNA)
- Polyploid Three or more full sets of chromosomes. A polyploid brain tumor cell might for example have 69 or 92…
- Pronucleus A cell nucleus with a haploid set of chromosomes (23 chromosomes in humans) resulting from meiosis (germ-cell…