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Chickenpox immunization
Immunization designed to prevent or lessen the severity of the common disease known as chickenpox. The vaccination currently involves only one shot, given at about one year of age. If an older person has not had chickenpox, the shot may be…
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Show more- Immune complex A cluster of interlocking antigens and antibodies forming a large network of molecules. Also called an…
- Palmoplantar hyperhidrosis Excessive sweating of the palms and soles. Palm and sole sweating tends to begin around age 13 on the average
- Hip, developmental dislocation of the (DDH) The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
- Spongy degeneration of the central nervous system Also called Canavan disease, this is a severe progressive fatal inherited (genetic) disorder of the central…
- Base in DNA A unit of the DNA. There are 4 bases: adenine (A), guanine (G), thymine (T), and cytosine (C). The sequence…
- Syndrome, Bloch-Sulzberger Also known as incontinentia pigmenti (IP). A genetic disease with blisters that develop soon after birth on…
- Rodenticidal Capable of killing rats or other rodent pests or preventing them from damaging food, crops, etc
- Deafness and keratopachydermia See Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome.
- Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) Fever (DHF): A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal…
- MDR Minimal daily requirement. Multidrug resistant
- X chromosome A sex chromosome found in both females and males. Normal females usually have two X chromosomes. Normal males…
- Mediterranean diet >High consumption of fruits, vegetables, bread and other cereals, potatoes, beans, nuts and seeds; >Olive oil…