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Juvenile diabetes
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Show more- Napiform A little-used but useful adjective meaning turnip-shaped. Large and round at the top and tapering down…
- Vein, pulmonary One of four vessels that carry aerated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart. (The four are…
- Guinea worm disease A parasitic disease caused by infection with the guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis), the largest parasite…
- Ankle sprain A common musculoskeletal injury in which the ligaments of the ankle partially or completely tear due to…
- Cerebrum The largest part of the brain. It is divided into two hemispheres, or halves. The word 'cerebrum' is the…
- SV40 Simian virus 40, a polyomavirus found in simians (nonhuman primates), SV40 has no relationship to the human…
- Infectious hepatitis immunization See Immunization, hepatitis A
- Nails, jogger's Very small semi-circular white spots on the nails. These spots may be found on the fingernails and…
- Joint, acromioclavicular The acromioclavicular (AC) joint is located between the acromion (a projection of the scapula that forms the…
- Value, Daily See Daily Value
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences MS): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., NIGMS's mission is to 'support basic biomedical…
- Lassitude Weakness, weariness, listlessness, exhaustion, lethargy. For example, the patient complained of lassitude…