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Nutrition
Nutrition: 1) The science or practice of taking in and utilizing foods. 2) A nourishing substance, such as nutritional solutions delivered to hospitalized patients via an IV or IG tube.
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- Stroke volume The amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle of the heart in one contraction. The stroke volume is not…
- Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor See: G-CSF
- Klippel-Feil anomalad See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Ectodermal Pertaining to the ectoderm or to tissues derived from the ectoderm, one of the three primary germ cell layers…
- Tympany A hollow drum-like sound produced when a gas-containing cavity is tapped sharply. Tympany is heard if the…
- Kyphoscoliosis Combination of kyphosis and scoliosis (lateral curving of the spine). Part of good health maintenance is to…
- Hemophilia heterozygote See: Hemophilia carrier