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- Antifungal A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…
- Heat prostration Overheating of the body due to extreme weather conditions. Unrelieved hyperthermia can lead to collapse and…
- Lymphoma, AIDS-related Lymphoid tumors that appear in people with AIDS, presumably due to immune- system impairment. Treatment is…
- RDIs (Reference Daily Intakes) Formerly known as hyaline membrane disease, a syndrome of respiratory difficulty in newborn infants caused by…
- APL Abbreviation for acute promyelocytic leukemia, a malignancy of the bone marrow in which there is a deficiency…
- Allergy skin test Allergy skin test: Test done on the skin to identify the allergy substance (the allergen) that is triggering…
- Humidifier Anything, usually a machine today, that adds moisture to the air
- Polydactyly (hexadactyly) The presence of an extra, sixth finger or toe, a very common congenital malformation (birth defect). This is…
- Atrial septal defect (ASD) A hole in the septum, the wall, between the atria, the upper chambers of the heart. Commonly called an ASD…