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Growing pains
Mysterious pains in growing children, usually in the legs. These pains are similar to what the weekend gardener suffers from on Monday-an overuse type of problem. If in playing, children exceed their regular threshold, they will be sore…
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Show more- Polymerase, DNA Enzyme that catalyzes (speeds) the polymerization of DNA. DNA polymerase uses preexisting nucleic acid…
- Shunt, Glenn See: Glenn shunt
- Fibrous dysplasia, monostotic Excessive growth of hard fibrous tissue that replaces normal bone tissue in a single bone. Symptoms may…
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Every prescription written in the United States bears a DEA number, that of the prescribing doctor, the DEA…
- Adam A street name for 3-4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine. See: Ecstasy
- Transmission, perinatal Transmission of a disease-causing agent (a pathogen) from mother to baby during the perinatal period, the…
- First stage of labor The part of labor when the cervix dilates fully (to 10 centimeters). The first stage of labor is also called…
- Hyperostosis Overgrowth of bone. Hyperostosis is a nonspecific term that does not refer to any particular condition
- Occupational Safety and Health, Nat'l Institut for Better known as NIOSH, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is a US Federal agency…
- Vein, splenic A vein that is formed by the union of several small veins draining blood from the stomach, pancreas and…
- Tilt-table test Tilt-table test: Tilt-table testing involves placing the patient on a table with a foot-support. The table is…
- PSA See: Primary sclerosing cholangitis.