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Food, functional
Functional foods are 'those foods that encompass potentially healthful products including any modified food or ingredient that may provide a health benefit beyond the traditional nutrients it contains,' as defined by the Institute of…
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- Hereditary kidney cancer Kidney cancer due to a gene than can be transmitted from parent to child. The vast majority of kidney cancer…
- Eczema, seborrheic Yellowish, oily, scaly patches of skin on the scalp, face, and occasionally other parts of the body
- Essential oil An oil derived from a natural substance, usually either for its healing properties or as a perfume. Some…
- Mute A mute is a person who does not speak, either from an inability to speak or an unwillingness to speak. The…
- HSP Henoch-Schonlein purpura. See: Schonlein-Henoch purpura
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) Fever (RMSF): An acute febrile (feverish) disease initially recognized in the Rocky Mountain states, caused…
- Focused H and P In common doctor language, H and P stand for the history (H) and physical (P), namely the medical history and…
- Presentation, footling There are single-footling or double-footling presentations depending upon whether the presenting part of the…
- Polonies See: Polony
- Berzelius, Jons Jacob Celebrated Swedish chemist (1779-1848). Berzelius's early life was marked by a struggle to obtain a…
- Jellyfish itch An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…