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Regress
To return or go back, particularly to return to a pattern of behavior or level of skill characteristic of a younger age. For example, if a three-year-old child begins to regress by losing the ability to control his bowels or speak, that is…
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- Myriad A great number, a very large number, a huge number of something. There are, for example, myriad ways in which…
- Control (genetic) The control of gene expression. Genetic control may be on the transcriptional or translational level…
- Soper, Fred L. (1893-1977) American physician, epidemiologist and public health administrator. Soper won a Lasker Award in…
- RNA editing The process in which messenger RNA (mRNA) is chemically modified ('edited') after it is synthesized (made)…
- Boil A skin abscess, a collection of pus localized deep in the skin. A boil usually starts as a reddened, tender…
- Burning mouth syndrome An intense burning sensation on the tongue, often at the tip of the tongue. The burning mouth syndrome tends…
- Physiologic stress test Stress test: Although there can be a diversity of physiologic stress tests, this refers here to a physiologic…
- Nail care Care of the fingernails and toenails. Many nail problems are due to poor nail care. Recommendations for…
- Moraxella kingae See: Kingella kingae
- His Histidine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Evidence-based medicine The judicious use of the best current evidence in making decisions about the care of the individual patient…