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1. Anemia at birth. 2. Synonym for Rh incompatibility.
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- Allergy, peanut See: Peanut allergy
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- Pulseless disease Takayasu disease. Called pulseless disease because inflammation of blood vessels (vasculitis) can lead to…
- Emergency physician A physician focused on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further…
- Uracil (U) A nucleotide base and one member of the A-U (adenine-uracil) base pair in RNA. The other base pair in RNA is…
- Encephalitis, West Nile A febrile disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to the common Culex mosquito…
- Gene, suicide A gene whose expression in a cell is lethal for that cell. Suicide genes form the basis of a strategy for…
- Choana (Plural: choanae) The passageway from the back of one side of the nose to the throat. There are two choanae…