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Diarrhea, rotavirus
Diarrhea, rotavirus: A leading cause of severe winter diarrhea in infants and young children. Each year, rotavirus (RV) causes an estimated 500,000 doctor visits and 50,000 hospital admissions in the United States. Almost every child…
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- Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome An overgrowth syndrome, whose clinical manifestations typically include macrosomia (large body size)…
- Ehrlich, Paul (1854-1915) Renowned German scientist and physician. Born near Breslau, Ehrlich got his start there working…
- Compound fracture A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin. Also called an open fracture. NTER> Note that a…
- Amygdaloid body See: Amygdaloid nucleus
- Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter White matter: An inherited brain disease that occurs mainly in children. and follows a chronic progressive…
- Petasites vulgaris See: Butterbur
- RNAi Abbreviation for RNA interference. See RNA interference
- Sex-determining region, Y See: Y sex-determining region
- Caesarian section Also referred to as a C-section. A procedure in which a baby, rather than being born vaginally, is surgically…
- Labia, oral The lips around the mouth. See lip.
- Morning-after pill A form of contraception used after rather than before sexual intercourse. Morning-after pills interfere with…