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Allergy, honey bee
See: Honey bee allergy
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- Multifactorial inheritance The type of hereditary pattern seen when there is more than one genetic factor involved and, sometimes, when…
- PUVA PUVA stands for psoralen (P) and ultraviolet A (UVA) therapy in which the patient is exposed first to…
- Infection, nosocomial An infection acquired in a hospital. Specifically an infection that was not present or incubating prior to…
- DTaP immunization Like DPT, DTaP protects from diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. DTaP is the same as DTP…
- Syndactyly, partial A condition in which fingers or toes are partially joined together. Syndactyly can involve the bones or just…
- Macular cyst A hole in the macula, the tiny oval area made up of millions of nerve cells located at the center of the…
- Fever therapy Fever therapy: Using abnormal elevations in body temperature as a tool to treat disease. This was done in the…
- Asn Asparagine. See also: Amino acid symbols