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DPT immunization
Immunization to protect against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus. DPT immunizations are given in a series of 5 shots at 2, 4, 6, 18 months of age and 4-6 years of age. Thanks to vaccination programs, these diseases have…
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Show more- Brachmann-de Lange syndrome See: de Lange syndrome
- Pernicious vomiting of pregnancy Medically known as hyperemesis gravidarum, this is excessive vomiting in early pregnancy. By definition…
- Bursitis, calcific A bursa is a thin fluid-filled sac that reduces friction forces between tissues of the body. Chronic…
- Neuropathologist A pathologist who specializes in the diagnosis of diseases of the brain and nervous system by microscopic…
- Psychodynamic therapy A type of psychotherapy that draws on psychoanalytic theory to help people understand the roots of emotional…
- Oropharynx The area of the throat that is at the back of the mouth. The oropharynx is in contrast to the nasopharynx…
- Protein requirements, infant Proteins contain different amino acids that are linked together. Proteins provide both calories and the amino…
- Nerve, third cranial The third cranial nerve is the oculomotor nerve. The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the skull (the…
- Conjunctival melanoma See: Melanoma, conjunctival.
- Chronic daily headache See: Headache, chronic daily
- Naltrexone A derivative of naloxone used as an orally active and long-acting potent pure narcotic antagonist. Naltrexone…
- Hypohidrosis Subnormal sweating, less sweating than usual. Hidrosis meaning sweating, so hypohidrosis is literally…