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Sweat chloride test
Sweat chloride test: A test for cystic fibrosis. See: Sweat test.
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- Retraction syndrome See: Duane syndrome
- Hypertension, pulmonary See: Pulmonary hypertension
- Nipple confusion A problem that may beset a bottlefed baby in which it forgets how to nurse on mother's nipple. Breastfeeding…
- Bradypnea (Pronounced brad-ip-nea.) Abnormally slow breathing. A respiratory rate that is too slow. The normal rate of…
- GSS Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker. See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Response, plantar The plantar response, also known as the Babinski response, is an important neurologic examination based upon…
- Physical growth A map of the locations of identifiable landmarks on chromosomes. Physical distance is measured in base pairs…
- Arteritis, Takayasu Also called giant cell arteritis or cranial arteritis, this is a serious disease characterized by…
- Jennerian method The production of immunity to a disease by inoculation of an attenuated form of the virus causing the…
- Perionychium The tissue surrounding the nail, whether it be a fingernail or a toenail, including the tissue bordering the…
- Keratitis, vaccinia See Vaccinia keratitis