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Croup
Croup: A respiratory problem that occurs mainly in children, particularly from 2 to 4 years of age, due to an infection of the respiratory tree -- the larynx (voice box), the trachea (windpipe), and the bronchial tubes. The symptoms of…
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Show more- Sequencing Learning the order of nucleotides (base sequences) in a DNA or RNA molecule or the order of amino acids in a…
- Fear of fur An abnormal and persistent fear of fur is called doraphobia. Sufferers of this fear avoid fur-bearing animals…
- Focal gigantism 1. The excessive growth of a specific body part such as a hand or foot, as with increased blood supply to…
- Vesicointestinal See: Vesicoenteric
- Muscle, ciliary One of the muscles that relax the zonules to enable the lens to change shape for focusing. The zonules are…
- Keratoplasty Corneal transplant.
- Transmyocardial laser revascularization A procedure by which a physician uses a laser to make holes in the heart to relieve the pain of severe…
- Claudication, venous Claudication, venous: Limping and/or pain due to inadequate venous drainage, poor return of blood by the…
- Nickel A silver-white metallic element. Long-term exposure to nickel, such as from jewelry, can cause a form of…
- Position, anatomical See: Anatomical position
- Osteotomy, block Surgical removal a section of bone
- Phenol 1. A poisonous corrosive compound obtained by the distillation of coal tar that, in dilute solution, is an…