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Bottlefeeding
The use of a substitute for breast milk for feeding infants. Pediatricians generally advise exclusively breastfeeding (that is, breastfeeding with no formula) for all full term, healthy infants for the first 6 months of life. However, many…
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- Homosexual A person sexually attracted to persons of the same sex. Homosexuals include males (gays) and females…
- Vidian neuralgia A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- Episcleritis Inflammation of the episclera, a thin membrane that covers the sclera (the white of the eye). Episcleritis is…
- Thymus A lymphoid organ situated in the center of the upper chest just behind the sternum (breastbone). It is in the…
- Intolerance, food Difficulty in digesting a food. Common offenders include milk products, wheat and other grains that contain…
- BKA Acronym standing for 'below knee amputation.' A nurse scrubbing for a BKA is preparing to assist in a…
- CB1 receptor See: Cannabinoid receptor 1
- Nocardia infection Also called nocardiosis, infection with bacteria called Nocardia which tend to strike the lungs, brain and…
- IL-2 Interleukin-2
- Primary amebic meningoencephalitis A rare, but fatal infection of the central nervous system caused by Naegleria fowleri, an ameba that inhabits…
- Acanthamoeba A microscopic organism, an amoeba, found in soil, dust and fresh water (lakes, rivers, hot springs and hot…