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Immunization, HIB
This immunization is designed to prevent diseases caused by Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB), a bacteria responsible for a range of serious 'invasive' diseases including meningitis with potential brain damage and epiglottitis with…
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Show more- Morgagni's tubercle See: Olfactory bulb
- Section, cross A transverse cut through a structure. The opposite is a longitudinal section
- Magnet therapy An alternative therapy in which magnetic fields are administered by application of magnets to certain parts…
- Hormone therapy Hormone therapy: A form of treatment that takes advantage of the fact that certain cancers depend on hormones…
- X (drug caution code) Abbreviation on a medication that indicates SOS -- that the medication contains a substance such as…
- Hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome (HMPS) A cancer family syndrome characterized by the development of a variety of different types of polyps in…
- Position, anatomical See: Anatomical position
- Ruptured spleen Rupture of the capsule of the spleen, an organ in the upper left part of the abdomen, is a potential…
- Neonatology The art and science of caring medically for the newborn.
- Lenin (1870-1924) Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the founder of the Bolshevik Party and the Soviet state. Lenin is of some…
- Ossicle Any small bone, such as the tiny bones within the human ear
- Hox gene One of a subgroup of homeobox genes that are found in clusters on the genes of vertebrates. These are…