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Pediatric rheumatologist
See: Urinary tract infection in children.
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- Natural family planning Also known as fertility awareness, periodic abstinence and the rhythm method, this approach entails not…
- Molecular phylogenetics The determination of the rates and patterns of change occurring in DNA and proteins in order to reconstruct…
- Genomics The study of genes and their function. Genomics aims to understand the structure of the genome, including the…
- Autosomal dominant radial drusen See: Malattia leventinese
- Functional genomics The function of each gene in the genome. Functional genomics is the study of genes, their resulting proteins…
- Septate Ided: A septate uterus is a one that is divided
- Mutism The inability or unwillingness to speak. A person who is mute cannot or does not care to talk. Someone who…
- Thiazolidinedione (Pronounced THIGH-ah-ZO-li-deen-DYE-own.) A class of drugs for type 2 diabetes that lower the blood sugar by…
- Granuloma, calcified A calcified granuloma is a granuloma containing calcium deposits. Since it usually takes some time for…