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Neonatal chloramphenicol toxicity
See: Gray baby syndrome
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- Myometrium The muscular outer layer of the uterus.
- Blood pressure, low Any blood pressure that is below the normal expected for an individual in a given environment. Low blood…
- Charcot-Wilbrand syndrome Loss of dreaming after a stroke. In more technical terms the syndrome is characterized by visual agnosia and…
- Alpha particle A tiny mass of material composed of two protons and two neutrons. Alpha particles do not travel very far from…
- THG Tetrahydrogestrinone. A 'designer steroid.' THG first surfaced in October 2003 with reports of its illicit…
- McArdle's disease See: McArdle disease
- Alopecia universalis Absence of all of the hair, not only on the scalp, but also on the entire body. Affected individuals are born…
- Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) This is an extraordinary cancer family syndrome. People with LFS have a tendency to develop a great diversity…
- Electroconvulsive therapy Electroconvulsive therapy: A procedure in which an electric current is passed through the brain to produce…