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Syndrome, Kartagener's
The trio of sinusitis, bronchitis and situs inversus (lateral reversal of the position all organs in the chest and abdomen with the heart and stomach on the right, the liver on the left, etc.-opposite or 'inverted' from their usual…
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Show more- Regimen With the accent on the first syllable (reg as in Reggie Jackson), a regimen is a plan, a regulated course…
- Protocol, Bruce See: Bruce protocol
- Ulcer, aphthous Ulcer, aphthous: A small sensitive painful ulcer crater in the lining of the mouth. Commonly called a canker…
- Chickenpox immunization Immunization designed to prevent or lessen the severity of the common disease known as chickenpox. The…
- Circulation, fetal The blood circulation in the fetus (the unborn baby). Before birth, the blood from the heart that is destined…
- Wasting 1. Gradual loss (for example, of weight), deterioration, emaciation. As in a wasting disease. 2. Excessive…
- Pruritus ani A medical name for itchiness of the anus. See Anal itching
- Trismus and pseudocamptodactyly syndrome See: Hecht syndrome
- Prophase chromosome A chromosome at the prophase stage in the cell cycle, before metaphase (when a chromosome is most highly…
- Fear of new things An irrational fear of anything new, of innovation, of new situations, places, or things. Also called…
- Coinsurance A provision by which the insured individual shares in the cost of certain expenses. The same as co-payment
- Allergy desensitization Stimulation of the immune system with gradually increasing doses of the substances to which a person is…