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Infant
A child up to 2 years (24 months) of age. The word 'infant' came from the Latin infans which was derived from in-, not + Fari, to speak = not to speak, speechless. The idea was that, since the ability to speak was thought to arrive at the…
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- Colorectal cancer family history See: Colon cancer family history
- Second-hand smoke Environmental tobacco smoke that is inhaled involuntarily or passively by someone who is not smoking…
- Francis Crick See: Crick, Francis
- Fungal nail infection >People with diabetes; >People with disease of the small blood vessels (peripheral vascular disease); and…
- Hysterectomy, abdominal Hysterectomy, abdominal: Surgical removal of the uterus through an incision made in the abdominal wall. As…
- Reporting, named In public health, named reporting is the reporting of infected persons by name to public health departments…
- Helmet, bicycle A well-known but often neglected device designed to protect the head of a bicyclist. Helmets decrease the…
- Hole, macular A hole in the macula, the tiny oval area made up of millions of nerve cells located at the center of the…
- Hygiene The science of preventive medicine and the preservation of health. From the name of Hygeia, the daughter of…
- Doxycycline Doxycycline: Brand name: Vibramycin. A synthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from tetracycline…