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Infant fat requirements
Fat in human milk provides 30%-35% of the total daily caloric needs for a growing infant. Manufacturers of infant formulas utilize many different vegetable oils for fat including corn, soy, safflower, and coconut oils. Some formulas…
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- Dysphonia See: Spasmodic dysphonia.
- Rodenticide A chemical or other agent used to destroy rats or other rodent pests or prevent them from damaging food…
- Brain edema See: Cerebral edema
- Nocardiosis An infection with bacteria called Nocardia which tend to strike the lungs, brain and skin, particularly in…
- LP (lumbar puncture) Also known as a spinal tap, an LP is a procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the spinal canal for…
- Hetero- Chromosomal material that is darkly staining and tightly coiled throughout the cell cycle and that is, for…
- Splenic vein A vein formed by the union of several small veins that return blood from the stomach, pancreas and spleen…
- Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome Failure from birth of central nervous system control over breathing while asleep. There are usually no…
- Date, expiration The date for a drug estimated for its shelf life with proper storage in sealed containers away from harmful…
- Major gene A gene that is necessary and sufficient by itself to cause a condition. For example, the APC gene is a major…
- Aneurysm, fusiform An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an…