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Munchhausen syndrome by proxy
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- ADR Adverse drug reaction. See: Adverse reaction..
- Brown fat Brown adipose tissue, a rapid source of energy for infants in whom it forms about 5% of their body weight. It…
- Clostridium difficile A brain disorder in which there is an abnormal enlargement of the occipital horns of the brain --the…
- DNA virus A virus in which the genetic material is DNA rather than RNA. The DNA may be either double- or…
- Testicular cancer Testicular cancer: Cancer of the male sex organ, the testicle, that normally produces the hormone…
- Diffuse mastocytosis A form of mastocytosis in which the entire skin is thickened and leathery with generalized reddening and…
- Disease, congenital heart A malformation of the heart or the large blood vessels near the heart. The term 'congenital' speaks only to…
- Accessory Additional, extra, supplementary, subsidiary to the main thing. An accessory digestive organ is an organ that…
- Electrocardiogram Electrocardiogram: A recording of the electrical activity of the heart. An electrocardiogram is a simple…
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) Spontaneous tearing in parallel with the normal salivation of eating. The crocodile tears syndrome occurs…