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Docosahexaenoic acid
DHA. An essential fatty acid, thought to be important to the development of infants, particularly as regards their eyes and brain. DHA is present in breast milk and has been added to some infant formulas. Postnatal DHA may improve vision…
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Show more- Chronicity Characterized by long duration. The state of being chronic
- Cartilage hair hypoplasia syndrome A specific genetic form of short-limbed dwarfism with skeletal features that also include normal head…
- Intubation The process of putting a tube into a hollow organ or passageway, often into the airway. The opposite of…
- Hemiplegic Pertaining to hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body.
- Disease, Fong See Nail-patella syndrome
- Puncture wound An injury caused by a pointed object that pierces or penetrates the skin. Any puncture wound through tennis…
- Jackson Pratt drain See: JP drain
- Atriodigital dysplasia See: Holt-Oram syndrome
- In situ hybridization The use of a DNA or RNA probe to detect the complementary sequence. In situ hybridization is like all nucleic…
- Encephalitis, West Nile A febrile disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to the common Culex mosquito…
- Hormone, follicle-stimulating (FSH) A hormone produced by the pituitary gland that controls estrogen production by the ovaries
- Acute illness A disease with an abrupt onset and usually a short course