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Neonatal chloramphenicol toxicity
See: Gray baby syndrome
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- Syndrome, chromosome 4 short-arm deletion This syndrome, called the Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, is a chromosome disorder due to partial deletion of the…
- Keshan disease Condition caused by deficiency of the essential mineral selenium. Keshan disease is a potentially fatal form…
- Medical-school syndrome See: Medical school syndrome
- Hibernation reaction See: SAD
- Cradlecam See: Kiddie cam
- CB1 See: Cannabinoid receptor 1
- Eczema, contact A localized reaction that includes redness, itching, and burning where the skin has come into contact with an…
- Long-term care facility A facility that provides rehabilitative, restorative, and/or ongoing skilled nursing care to patients or…