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Schizophrenia, childhood
Schizophrenia, childhood: The onset of schizophrenia before adulthood. This condition is very rare in young children, but occurs with more frequency in the teenage years. Autism was once known as childhood schizophrenia, but is a…
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- AAP The American Academy of Pediatrics
- Fascioliasis See: Fasciola hepatica
- Asymptomatic Without symptoms. For example, an asymptomatic infection is an infection with no symptoms
- Endovaginal ultrasound This type of imaging test is a special form of ultrasound developed to examine the pelvic organs and is the…
- Functional scoliosis A structurally normal spine that appears to have a lateral curve (scoliosis). Nonstructural scoliosis…
- Hepatitis G A virus first identified in 1995 that is genetically related to the hepatitis C virus but which does not…
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA, an agency of the US government (under the Department of Labor) with the responsibility of ensuring…
- Concordance 1. The presence of any given condition such as HIV in both members of a couple.2. In genetics, the presence…
- Dermatofibroma A common type of benign skin tumor that is small, slow-growing, typically firm, red-to-brown and most often…
- Good-for-you bacteria Bacteria that are good for health. Lactobacillus acidophilus are a type of good-for-you bacteria. The term is…