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Mathematics disorder
A condition characterized by math skills that are significantly below normal, given the person's age, intelligence, and education. A mathematics disorder can include problems writing or printing numbers, counting, adding and subtracting…
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Show more- Epidermis The upper or outer layer of the two main layers of cells that make up the skin. The epidermis is mostly made…
- Subq Abbreviation for subcutaneous. Subcutaneous means under the skin. It implies just under the skin. With a…
- Zebra The term 'zebra' in medicine does not refer to the striped African animal but to an unlikely diagnostic…
- Dysgraphia A specific developmental disability that affects the person's ability to write. Problems may include…
- Acentric chromosome A fragment of a chromosome (one of the microscopically visible carriers of the genetic material DNA) that is…
- DHF (dengue hemorrhagic fever) A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…
- Antifungal A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…
- Somatic 1. Relating to the body. a. As distinguished from the mind (the psyche). b. As distinguished from the gonads…
- Leukemia, hairy cell See: Hairy cell leukemia
- Adult respiratory distress syndrome Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
- Population, study See: Study population
- Leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic Leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic: Abbreviated ANLL. More commonly called acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A…