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- Radiation, ultraviolet Invisible rays that are part of the energy that comes from the sun. Ultraviolet radiation can burn the skin…
- Urea A nitrogen-containing substance normally cleared from the blood by the kidney into the urine. Diseases that…
- Y. pestis Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes the bubonic plague which in the year 541 (as the Black Death) and…
- Glycemic index An indicator of the ability of different types of foods that contain carbohydrate to raise the blood glucose…
- Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia Elevation of the bilirubin level in the blood of the newborn, which results in yellowish staining of the skin…
- Alcohol abuse Use of alcoholic beverages to excess, either on individual occasions ('binge drinking') or as a regular…
- Low-set ear An ear positioned below its normal location. Classified as a minor anomaly. Technically, the ear is low-set…
- Gyrus A convolution on the surface of a cerebral hemisphere caused by the infolding of the cerebral cortex. The…
- Recalls, FDA Recalls: The recall of a defective or possibly harmful product by the US Food & Drug Administration (the…
- Chlorpyrifos An insecticide that has adverse neurological effects. Also known as Dursban. Chlorpyrifos causes weakness…
- Fever, remittent A type of fever that gradually decreases in intensity over time