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Show more- Infant A child up to 2 years (24 months) of age. The word 'infant' came from the Latin infans which was derived from…
- Perception, auditory The ability to identify, interpret, and attach meaning to sound
- Systole, premature See: Extrasystole
- Pseudomonas pseudomallei A bacteria that causes an infectious illness called melioidosis or Whitmore's disease that is most frequent…
- Epidural Outside the dura, the outermost, toughest, and most fibrous of the three membranes (meninges) covering the…
- Macular Pertaining to the macula. A macula is a small spot. A macula on the skin is a small flat spot while the…
- Pachydermatous 1. Thick-skinned like a pachyderm (an elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus). 2. By extension, insensitive
- Blood sugar, high An elevated level of the sugar glucose in the blood. Also called hyperglycemia. High blood sugar is a finding…
- Migraine, common See: Common migraine
- Overload, iron Iron overload can damage the heart, liver, gonads and other organs. Iron overload is a particular risk for: >…
- Human pluripotent stem cell Stem cell: One of the 'cells that are self-replicating, are derived from human embryos or human fetal tissue…
- Fart This is not an accepted medical word for passing gas. Excess gas in the intestinal is medically termed…