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An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish are common between March and August in the waters off of Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. There may be no…
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Show more- Hurler syndrome An inherited error of metabolism in which there is deficiency of the enzyme alpha-L-iduronidase which…
- Cell, alpha (pancreatic) A type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the…
- Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) A human hormone made by chorionic cells in the fetal part of the placenta. Human chorionic gonadotropin…
- ELBW Stands for extremely low birth weight. An ELBW baby is one born very prematurely weighing between 401 and…
- Umami The taste of substances such as glutamate and monosodium glutamate (MSG) that are found in foods like…
- Microtubule motor See: Microtubule motor protein
- Bronchus One of the large air tubes leading from the trachea to the lungs that convey air to and from the lungs. The…
- Antigen-presenting cell A cell that can 'present' antigen in a form that T cells can recognize it. The cells that can 'present'…
- Vitamin requirements, infant Vitamins are organic substances that are essential in minute quantities for the proper growth, maintenance…
- Miner's asthma See: Black lung disease
- Appendicitis Appendicitis: Inflammation of the appendix, the small worm-like projection from the first part of the colon…
- Beriberi A syndrome characterized by inflammation of multiple nerves (polyneuritis), heart disease (cardiopathy), and…