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Pediatric pyelonephritis
Pediatric kidney infection. See: Urinary tract infection in children
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- Amyl- (Amylo- before a consonant.) A prefix pertaining to starch. From the Greek amylon, meaning starch
- Inhibitory RNA See: RNA inactivation; and RNA interference
- Familial cancer Cancer or a predisposition (tendency) to it that runs in families.
- Midwife A person trained to assist a woman during childbirth. Many midwives also provide prenatal care for pregnant…
- Allergic salute The person with allergic rhinitis (hay fever) often rubs his/her nose using the index finger. This is the…
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- Human gene therapy Insertion of normal DNA directly into cells to correct a genetic defect. The treatment of disease by…
- Circulatory Having to do with the circulation, the movement of fluid in a regular or circuitous course. Although the…
- Genitalia, ambiguous See: Ambiguous genitalia
- Karyotyping, flow Use of flow cytometry to analyze and/or separate chromosomes on the basis of their DNA content. Flow…