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National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Res.
(NIDCR): One of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S., the NIDCR is for dental and other craniofacial diseases. NIDCR's mission is, in formal terms, to 'provide leadership for a national research program designed to…
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- Latent Hidden, dormant, inactive. The virus that causes chickenpox remains latent after the initial attack of…
- Sjogren-Larsson syndrome The Sjogren-Larsson syndrome is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a triad of clinical…
- Disc, optic The circular area in the back of the inside of the eye where the optic nerve connects to the retina. Also…
- Syndrome, piriformis Irritation of the sciatic nerve caused by compression of the nerve within the buttock by the piriformis…
- PKD Short for phenylketonuria. See: Phenylketonuria.
- Strait jacket See: Straitjacket
- Ci (Curie) Ci is the abbreviation for a Curie, a unit of radioactivity. (Specifically, the quantity of any radioactive…
- Protein-calorie malnutrition Severe deficiency of protein + inadequate caloric intake = kwashiorkor.
- Prospective study A study in which the subjects are identified and then followed forward in time
- Vitamin B3 Vitamin B3 is niacin. Deficiency of niacin causes pellagra. Pellagra was known as the 'disease of the four…
- Eileithyia In Greek mythology, a protector of women who, with her mother Hera, was often called upon during childbirth