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Show more- Ileus, meconium Obstruction of the intestine (ileus) due to overly thick meconium, the dark sticky stuff that is normally…
- Walleye 1. A dense white opacity (leukoma) of the cornea. 2. Divergent strabismus (exotropia) in which the eye turns…
- VCU Voiding cystourethrography. Or voiding cystourethrogram
- Folinic acid The active form of folic acid in the body. See: Leucovorin
- Microscope, simple A microscope that has a single converging lens (or a combination of lenses that function optically as a…
- Expiration date The date for a drug estimated for its shelf life with proper storage in sealed containers away from harmful…
- Dysphoria Anxiety
- Anti- Prefix generally meaning 'against, opposite or opposing, and contrary.' In medicine, anti- often connotes…
- Tapeworm, measly Taenia solium
- Seborrheic keratosis See: Keratosis, seborrheic
- Immunization, polio One of the two polio vaccines that are available: oral polio vaccine (OPV) and inactivated polio vaccine…
- Normal range By convention, the normal range for whatever (a particular test, condition, symptom, behavior, etc.) is set…