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Infantile autism
Autism: (Also called autism.) A spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders characterized by deficits in social interaction and communication, and unusual and repetitive behavior. Some, but not all, people with autism are non-verbal. Autism is…
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- Gray matter The cortex of the brain which contains nerve cell bodies. The gray matter is in contrast to the white matter…
- Nyctalopia Night blindness, impaired vision in dim light and in the dark, due to impaired function of certain…
- Bone marrow transplantation See: Bone marrow transplant
- Iron poisoning Iron supplements meant for adults (such as pregnant women) are a major cause of poisoning in children. Care…
- Genome, Mus musculus All of the genetic information contained in Mus musculus, the laboratory mouse. The genomes of particular…
- Ornithophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of birds. Sufferers from ornithophobia experience undue anxiety about…
- Voice box The voice box, or larynx, is the portion of the respiratory (breathing) tract containing the vocal cords…
- Staging In regard to cancer, the process of doing examinations and tests to learn the extent of the cancer…
- Toxic shock See Toxic shock syndrome
- Uncertainty You may be uncertain why 'uncertainty' deserves a place in a medical dictionary but some would say that…