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CARDIA Study
Coronary Artery Risk Development In Young Adults (CARDIA). A study designed to increase understanding of contributors to changes in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors during the critical years of transition from adolescence through…
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Show more- Psychology, clinical A professional specialty concerned with diagnosing and treating diseases of the brain, emotional disturbance…
- Germ cell The eggs and sperm are the germ cells: the reproductive cells. Each mature germ cell is haploid in that it…
- Telomere The end of a chromosome, a specialized structure involved in the replication and stability of the chromosome…
- Renal infection in children See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Apnea, obstructive sleep Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. It owes…
- Temporal lobe The lobe of the cerebral hemisphere located down on the side just forward of the occipital lobe. The temporal…
- Beers list See: Beers criteria
- Chromatin modeling See: Chromatin remodeling
- Immunologist A person who is knowledgeable about immunology.
- STEP procedure See: Serial transverse enteroplasty
- Headache, Hogwarts See: Hogwarts headache
- Capsulitis Inflammation of the capsule of the lens, joint, liver, or labyrinth. See also: Adhesive capsulitis