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Anemia, iron deficiency
Anemia, iron deficiency: The most common known form of nutritional disorder in the world, iron deficiency results in anemia because iron is necessary to make hemoglobin, key molecule in red blood cells responsible for the transport of…
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- Fragile X chromosome An X chromosome with a heritable fragile site associated with a frequent form of mental retardation -- the…
- Microscopic So small it cannot be seen without the aid of microscope. As opposed to macroscopic (large enough to be seen…
- P. cepacia Pseudomonas cepacia, a bacterium now known as Burkholderia cepacia. See: Burkholderia cepacia
- Vaccine, Sabin polio See: Polio vaccine, oral
- Arthritis, spondylitis A form of arthritis causing chronic inflammation of the spine
- IMRT Intensity modulated radiation therapy
- Vestigial Adjective describing something that is a vestige (remnant) or a primitive structure, and no longer believed…
- Onychomycosis, proximal white subungual The rarest form of fungus infection of the finger or toenail. (Fungus infection of the finger or toenail is…
- Eleventh cranial nerve The eleventh cranial nerve is the accessory nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the accessory nerve included…
- Houseboat carbon monoxide poisoning The invisible and potentially lethal danger of carbon monoxide on houseboats. Carbon monoxide poisoning is a…
- Epigenetic Something that affects a cell, organ or individual without directly affecting its DNA. An epigenetic change…