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Nanny
A woman employed full-time to take care of one or more children in a family home. Nanny is the diminutive of Ann or Anne and a nanny is also a female goat but the origin of the term nanny as a woman caring for children is conjectural. The…
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Show more- Rickets A disease of infants and children that disturbs normal bone formation (ossification). Rickets is a failure to…
- Americium Symbol: Am. A man-made metallic element whose isotopes Am-237 through Am-246 are all radioactive. Americium…
- Arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase See:AANAT
- Ankle pain Pain in the ankle, a 'hinged' joint. Ankle pain is commonly due to a sprain or tendinitis. The severity of…
- Fever, puerperal Fever that lasts for more than 24 hours within the first 10 days after a woman has had a baby. Puerperal…
- Steatohepatitis Fatty inflammation of the liver, usually in alcoholics. Steato- refers to fat and -hepatitis to inflammation…
- Cul-de-sac A viewer writes regarding the term 'cul-de-sac': 'I know we live on one. Is there a medical meaning for it?'…
- Cryo-EM Cryo-electron microscopy
- Deficiency, selenium Lack of the essential mineral selenium, which can cause Keshan disease, a fatal form of cardiomyopathy…
- Drug-transporter gene See: Gene, transporter
- Angina, variant Angina, variant: Chest pain due to coronary artery spasm, a sudden constriction of a coronary artery (one of…
- Stoma An opening into the body from the outside created by a surgeon