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Roseola infantum
Roseola infantum: Roseola infantum is another name for roseola, also formally called roseola infantilis. The following is a brief rundown on roseola: Cause: Roseola is caused by a virus called human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) and, possibly…
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- Copy number polymorphism Abbreviated CNP. A normal variation in DNA due to variation in the number of copies of a sequence within the…
- Pes cavus Literally a hollow foot, pes cavus is a foot with too high an arch
- Pacifier An artificial nipple, usually made of plastic, upon which an infant can suck to gain some solace and quiet…
- Sublingual gland The smallest of the three major salivary glands. It is located beneath the tongue in the floor of the mouth…
- Analysis, linkage Study aimed at establishing linkage between genes. Today linkage analysis serves as a way of gene-hunting and…
- Eclampsia Convulsions (seizures) occurring with pregnancy-associated high blood pressure and having no other cause
- APA 1. American Psychiatric Association. 2. American Psychological Association. 3. American Podiatry Association…
- Nef gene Short for negative factor gene, a gene the absence (or defect) of which diminishes the strength of a disease…
- Takayasu arteritis Inflammation of aorta and its branches. See: Takayasu disease
- Primitive neuroectodermal tumor One of a remarkable group of tumors that originate in cells from the primitive neural crest and share the…
- Physician, family A physician who is educated and trained in family practice. 'Family physicians possess unique attitudes…