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Allergy, soy milk
Allergy, soy milk: Soy protein formulas contain no cow milk and are therefore reasonable alternatives for infants with true cow milk allergy. However, some infants have allergy to both cow milk and soy proteins. These infants require a…
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Show more- Peanut allergy An allergic reaction to peanuts, the leading cause of anaphylaxis, the most severe and potentially life…
- Anhedonia Loss of the capacity to experience pleasure. The inability to gain pleasure from normally pleasurable…
- Encapsulated Confined to a specific area; the tumor remains in a compact form
- Cluster In epidemiology, an aggregation of cases of a disease or another health-related condition, such as a cancer…
- Recreational water illness An illness that is spread by swallowing, breathing, or having contact with contaminated water from swimming…
- Foot-drop Dropping of the front of the foot due to weakness or paralysis of the anterior muscles of the lower leg…
- Tenosynovitis, De Quervain's 1) The pressure within a vessel, such as blood pressure: the pressure within the blood vessels. For example…
- Chamber, posterior The space in the eye behind the iris and in front of the lens. The iris is the colored ring of tissue that…
- Osteosarcoma A cancer of the bone that occurs predominantly in adolescents and young adults. It accounts for 5 percent of…
- Gyne- Combining form pertaining to women. From the Greek gyno, gynaikos meaning woman
- Syndrome, Gulf War See: Gulf War syndrome
- Thigh The thigh extends from the hip to the knee. The thigh has only one bone, the femur which is the largest bone…