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- Vertebral artery A key artery located in the back of the neck that carries blood from the heart to the brain
- Thrive, failure to (FTT) Refers to a child whose physical growth is significantly less than that of peers. There is no official…
- Hypothyroidism, infantile Hypothyroidism (subnormal activity of the thyroid gland) that starts after birth and is manifest by features…
- Cell, alpha (pancreatic) A type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the…
- Category 3 storm See: Category three hurricane
- KB 1. The skin disease Keratodermia blennorrhagicum. 2. Kilobase of DNA. The preferred abbreviation for kilobase…
- Keratectomy, photorefractive (PRK) A kind of laser eye surgery designed to change the shape of the cornea to eliminate (or reduce) the need for…
- Renal transplant Replacement of a diseased, damaged, or missing kidney with a donor kidney. Also called a kidney transplant…
- HNPCC Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer
- Coryza A cold in the head. The word 'coryza' came from the Greek 'koryza' which is thought to have been compounded…
- Clinical psychology A professional specialty concerned with diagnosing and treating diseases of the brain, emotional disturbance…