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Hyperbilirubinemia, neonatal
Elevation of the bilirubin level in the blood of the newborn, which results in yellowish staining of the skin and whites of the newborn's eyes (sclerae) by pigment of bile (bilirubin). In newborn babies a degree of jaundice is normal. It…
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Show more- Nephrosis, lipoid See: Minimal change disease
- Ear cleaning (yourself) Never put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear! Wax is not formed in the deep part of the ear canal…
- Virion A complete virus particle with its DNA or RNA core and protein coat as it exists outside the cell. Also…
- Vertebral artery A key artery located in the back of the neck that carries blood from the heart to the brain
- Prostatic hypertrophy, benign Inflammation of the prostate gland, a very common health concern, accounting for up to 25% of all medical…
- Regenerate To reproduce or renew something lost. For example, after an injury, the liver has the capacity to regenerate
- Anfinsen See: Anfinsen, Christian Boehmer, Jr.
- Salvage chemotherapy Chemotherapy given after recurrence of a tumor. See: Salvage therapy
- Disease, Ramsay Hunt See: Ramsay Hunt syndrome
- Gland of external secretion See: Exocrine gland
- Encephalitis, West Nile A febrile disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to the common Culex mosquito…
- SLS (Sjogren-Larsson syndrome) The Sjogren-Larsson syndrome is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a triad of clinical…