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Nonstructural scoliosis
A structurally normal spine that appears to have a lateral curve (scoliosis). Nonstructural scoliosis involves a temporary change of spinal curvature. This is caused by an underlying condition such as a difference in leg length, muscle…
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- Pediatric end stage liver disease See: PELD
- Aromatherapy A form of alternative and complimentary medicine based on the use of very concentrated 'essential' oils from…
- Hearing screening test, newborn Screening of the newborn baby's ability to hear. Newborn screening of hearing is done with automated auditory…
- Dactyl-, -dactyl Prefix or suffix denoting involvement of the digits (fingers or toes)
- Implantation The act of setting in firmly. In embryology, implantation refers specifically to the attachment of the…
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) One of the newest of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), NHGRI's mission in formal terms is to 'support…
- Epilepsy, Jacksonian Epilepsy, Jacksonian:A brief alteration in movement, sensation or nerve function caused by abnormal…
- Uteroglobin A protein that is induced by progesterone and binds it and that inhibits the enzyme phospholipase A2 (PLA2)…
- Parenteral Entering the body not by the alimentary tract but rather by another means (such as the subcutaneous, the…
- Osteosynthesis A surgical procedure that stabilizes and joins the ends of fractured (broken) bones by mechanical devices…