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Sickness, morning
Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Morning sickness is a misnomer, because it can occur at any time of the day (though not at night during sleep) and it is not a sickness. It is a normal characteristic of early pregnancy. Morning sickness…
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- Hemoglobin A1C The main fraction of glycosylated hemoglobin (glycohemoglobin) which is hemoglobin to which glucose is bound…
- Clones, recombinant Clones containing recombinant DNA molecules.
- T-cell receptor A device used by T cells for recognizing specific antigens. T cells have receptors that are activated…
- Rickettsiosis, vesicular See Rickettsialpox
- Descending aorta The descending aorta is the part of the aorta, the largest artery in the body, that runs down through the…
- IGT The Indian Health Service, a part of the US Public Health Service within the US Department of Health and…
- Vincent angina This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Liquor cerebrospinalis See: Cerebrospinal fluid
- Tone deafness The inability to recognize musical tones or reproduce them. Also called amusia
- DNA sequence, draft Sequence of a DNA with less accuracy than a finished sequence. In a draft sequence, some segments are missing…
- Beard ringworm Ringworm: A superficial fungal infection of the skin, affecting the bearded area of the face and neck, with…