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Vaccine, killed polio
See: Polio vaccine, inactivated
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Show more- Access 1. In general, a means of approaching something. 2. In health care, the opportunity or right to receive…
- Wax, ear The ear canal is shaped somewhat like an hourglass. The skin on the outer part of the canal has special…
- Disease, polygenic See Polygenic disease
- Joint, elbow Three long bones meet in the middle portion of the arm at the elbow joint. The bone of the upper arm…
- Valley fever A disease also called coccidioidomycosis (CM) due to a fungus called Coccidioides immitis. About 40% of…
- Essential vulvodynia A chronic, diffuse, unremitting sensation of burning of the vulva -- (the female external genital organs…
- Monochromat A person with one of the many forms of colorblindness
- Dystonia musculorum deformans (DMD) Also called torsion dystonia, this is a fortunately rare, generalized dystonia (a state of abnormal -- either…
- Wellcovorin See: Leucovorin
- Carotenemia Temporary yellowing of the skin due to excessive beta carotene in the diet. The offending substance, beta…
- Neuralgia, postherpetic Localized pain in the area of involvement of shingles that persists beyond one month. The most common…
- Fat, trans An unhealthy substance, also known as trans fatty acid, made through the chemical process of hydrogenation of…