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Cystitis in children
Bladder infection in children. See: Urinary tract infection in children
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- Bug, kissing See: Kissing bug
- Connective tissue disease Connective tissue disease: A disease (autoimmune or otherwise) that attacks the collagen or other components…
- Wagner syndrome See: Stickler syndrome
- Naturopathic medicine See: Naturopathy
- Petasites vulgaris See: Butterbur
- Balanoposthitis In the uncircumcised male, balanitis (inflammation of the glans, the rounded head of the penis) and posthitis…
- Nutrition Nutrition: 1) The science or practice of taking in and utilizing foods. 2) A nourishing substance, such as…
- Optic cup The white, cup-like area in the center of the optic disc. The optic disk is the circular area at the back of…
- Nerve, fourth cranial The fourth cranial nerve, the trochlear nerve, is the nerve supply to the superior oblique muscle of the eye…
- Science (journal) A weekly journal concerning science. Science was founded in 1880 by one of the world's most famous…