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Lanugo
Downy hair on the body of the fetus and newborn baby. It is the first hair to be produced by the fetal hair follicles, usually appearing on the fetus at about five months of gestation. It is very fine, soft, and usually unpigmented…
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- Osteo- (prefix) Combining form meaning bone. From the Greek 'osteon', bone. Appears for instance in osteoarthritis…
- Rate, birth The birth rate is usually given as the number of live births divided by the average population (or the…
- Mumps immunization The standard MMR vaccine is given to prevent measles, mumps and rubella (German measles). The MMR vaccine is…
- Abse See: Abse, Dannie
- Flavin-containing monooxygenase-3 (FMO3) See Fish-odor syndrome
- Antiemetics El ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Antiemetics Main…
- AID (artificial insemination by donor) A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the…
- Food, functional Functional foods are 'those foods that encompass potentially healthful products including any modified food…
- Optic nerve The optic nerve connects the eye to the brain. The optic nerve carries the impulses formed by the retina, the…
- Infant water requirements Water is an important part of a baby's diet because water makes up a large proportion of the baby's body…
- Peromyscus maniculatus See: Deer mouse