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Midget
A very small person (or thing). Midget is a picturesque but somewhat disparaging term. It is the diminutive of midge (the insect), and who wants to be a mini-midge? A more correct term today for a very small person is dwarf or little…
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- Rheumatic fever An illness that occurs following a streptococcus infection (such as a 'strep throat') or scarlet fever and…
- Homeopathic medicine See: Homeopathy
- Child abuse, verbal Child abuse, verbal: Also known as emotional child abuse, this is the third most frequently reported form of…
- Visual field test Visual field test: A test which measures the extent and distribution of the field of vision. The visual field…
- Disease, Crohn A chronic inflammatory disease primarily involving the small and large intestine but which can affect other…
- Formalin A 37% aqueous (water) solution of formaldehyde, a pungent gas, with the chemical formula HCHO, used as an…
- Frenulum A small structure that has a restraining function. For example, the lingual frenulum attaches the tongue to…
- Dumping syndrome A group of symptoms that occur when food or liquid enters the small intestine too rapidly. These symptoms…
- Writer's cramp A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting…
- Test, allergy skin Allergy skin: Test done on the skin to identify the allergy substance (the allergen) that is triggering the…
- Error of the first kind See: Error, alpha