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Infant protein requirements
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- Hydronephrosis Hydronephrosis: Distention of the kidney with urine. Due to obstruction of urine outflow (for example, by a…
- Spitz-Holter valve A pioneering one-way valve created by John Holter to treat hydrocephalus. In 1955 Mr. Holter, , a hydraulics…
- Bulbar Pertaining to a bulb, in medicine any rounded mass of tissue (that is shaped somewhat like a crocus or tulip…
- Palpate To touch or feel. For example, the edge of an enlarged liver may be palpated below the rib cage. From the…
- Age-related deafness See: Presbycusis
- Fibril The diminutive of fiber. A small fiber, a fine thread
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- Separation anxiety disorder Excessive anxiety concerning separation from home or from those to whom a child is attached. The child may…
- Kartagener syndrome A genetic syndrome characterized by sinusitis, bronchiectasis (widening and inflammation of the bronchi)…
- Diabetic coma Coma in a diabetic due to the buildup of ketones in the bloodstream. Ketones are a product of metabolizing…
- H and H H and H, sometimes written as 'H&H', is a popular shorthand for hemoglobin and hematocrit, two very…