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- Motherese The language spoken, all over the world, by mothers to their babies, before and after birth. Motherese is the…
- Varix An enlarged and convoluted vein, artery or lymphatic vessel.
- Auditory acuity The clarity or clearness of hearing, a measure of how well a person hears. Auditory acuity is what is…
- Labile diabetes A type of diabetes when a person's blood glucose (sugar) level often swings quickly from high to low and from…
- Convulsion An abnormal, involuntary contraction of the muscles most typically seen with certain seizure disorders. The…
- Munchhausen syndrome (This is an alternate entry to Munchhausen syndrome. Münchhausen has an umlaut over the u but it is sometimes…
- Disease, occupational A disease due to a factor in a person's occupation. For example, lung disease in miners. Occupational…
- RFLP An antigen found in the red blood cells of most people: those who have Rh factor are said to be Rh positive…
- Granny-cam See: Granny cam
- Lysine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A dietary essential amino acid, lysine is present in…