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- Allergy Allergy: A misguided reaction to foreign substances by the immune system, the body system of defense against…
- Development The process of growth and differentiation.
- Oz. Abbreviation for ounce
- Differentiated cancer Cancer: A cancer in which the cells are mature and look like cells in the tissue from it arose…
- Scorbutic Pertaining to scurvy (scorbutus) or affected by it
- Diverticulosis/diverticulitis and fiber Fiber: High fiber diets help delay the progression of diverticulosis and, at least, reduce the bouts of…
- Histamine cephalalgia A distinctive syndrome of headaches, also known as cluster headache or migrainous neuralgia. The common…
- Contrast sensitivity, visual The ability to perceive differences between an object and its background
- Syndrome, Pagon See: Pagon syndrome
- Gametophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of being married. Sufferers of gametophobia experience undue anxiety even…
- Pericardium The conical sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels. The…