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Car booster seat
A car seat for a child who has outgrown both an infant seat and a toddler seat. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that: > >All children 12 and under should ride in the…
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Show more- Magnetic resonance imaging Magnetic resonance imaging: A special radiology technique designed to image internal structures of the body…
- Cashew allergy Allergy: An allergic reaction to cashew nuts. Cashew allergy can be isolated, meaning that the individual is…
- Disease, Hansen See: Hansen disease
- White matter The part of the brain that contains myelinated nerve fibers. The white matter is white because it is the…
- Colorectal Related to the colon and/or rectum
- Gene, transporter A gene that allows drugs to enter cells or, in some cases, acts to keep them out. Transporter genes may…
- Fusion, spinal See: Spinal fusion
- Fahrenheit Thermometer scale in which the freezing point of water is 32°F and the boiling point of water 212°F. The…
- Randomized The use of chance alone to assign the participants in an experiment or trial to different groups in order to…
- Paracentesis The removal of fluid from a body cavity using a needle, trocar, cannula, or other hollow instrument. A…
- Annexin A1 One of the annexins, a family of proteins that share the property of binding calcium and phospholipids. The…
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