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Aluminum
A naturally occurring element that makes up about 8% of the surface of the earth and is always found combined with other elements such as oxygen, silicon, and fluorine. Aluminum is is the most common metallic element in the earth's crust…
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- Hyperekplexia A genetic disorder also known as hyperexplexia in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction)…
- Adenitis Inflammation of a gland. From the aden-, gland + -itis, inflammation
- Hip dislocation, congenital The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
- Syndrome, acute brain See: Delirium
- Urinary tract infection in children Infection of the kidney, ureter, bladder, or urethra in a child. About 3% of girls and 1% of boys have had a…
- Acoustic neurinoma A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from…
- Complementary DNA 1. Anemia at birth. 2. Synonym for Rh incompatibility.
- Moonflower An hallucinogenic but poisonous plant known scientifically as Datura that has white flowers that bloom at…
- Triphalangeal Having three phalanges in a digit normally composed of only two
- Presbycusis Age-related hearing loss with gradually progressive inability to hear, especially high frequency sounds…
- Sever condition Sever condition: Inflammation of the growth plate of the calcaneus, the bone at the back of the heel. The…