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Childhood
(1) The time for a boy or girl from birth until he or she is an adult. (2) The more circumscribed period of time from infancy to the onset of puberty. During childhood, the potential of a unique human person must be nurtured by parents or…
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Show more- Medial occipitotemporal gyrus See: Lingual gyrus
- Sensipar Trade name for cinacalcet, a drug that acts as a calcimimetic. For more information, see: Calcimimetic
- Syndrome, WPW WPW is an abbreviation for the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a condition caused by an abnormality in the…
- Lumpectomy The surgical removal of a small tumor (a lump) which may or may not be benign (or malignant). Lumpectomy has…
- Microphthalmia syndrome, Lenz Tattooing.
- Urinary calculus A stone in the urinary tract. The word 'calculus' in Latin means 'a pebble.' Pebbles were once used for…
- Keratin Protein in the upper layer of the skin, hair, nails and animal horns. The word keratin comes from the…
- Ascending aorta The ascending aorta is the first section of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. The ascending aorta…
- Melanosis coli Melanosis coli (Pseudomelanosis coli): A benign, reversible condition usually, but not always, associated…
- Framingham Study A landmark study begun in 1948 in which some 12,000 residents of the town of Framingham, Massachusetts were…
- Tubule A small tube.
- Toxemia A condition in pregnancy, also known as pre-eclampsia (or preeclampsia) characterized by abrupt hypertension…