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Sore, cold
A small sore situated on the face or in the mouth that causes pain, burning, or itching before bursting and crusting over. The favorite locations are on the lips, chin or cheeks and in the nostrils. Less frequented sites are the gums or…
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- Sickle cell trait The condition in which a person has one copy of the gene for sickle cell (and is called a sickle…
- Film, PA An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from back-to-front (posteroanterior). As opposed to an AP…
- Venin Snake venom (poison).
- Proxi- Toward the beginning, the nearer of two (or more) items. For example, the proximal end of the femur is part…
- Recombinant A person with a new combination of genes, a combination of genes not present in either parent, due to…
- DOE Department of Energy, U.S. One of the agencies contributing to the Human Genome Project
- National Institute Arthritis, Musculoskeletal L and Skin Diseases (NIAMS): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. As its somewhat cumbersome…
- Computed tomography An x-ray procedure that uses the help of a computer to produce a detailed picture of a cross section of the…
- IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) Irritable bowel syndrome): A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut…
- Migraine, ophthalmic Migraine involving the eyes but without headache. Migraine, due to a spasm of blood vessels in the brain…
- Insufficiency, pancreatic See: Pancreatic insufficiency