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Parentectomy
A slang term meaning removal of a parent (or both parents) from the child. It is of relevance to the hospitalization of children. Dr. M. Murray Peshkin (1892-1990), the medical director of the Children's Asthma Research Institute and…
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Show more- Scleritis Inflammation of the sclera, the tough white outer coat of the eyeball. Classic scleritis affects the sclera…
- Grief, unresolved See: Complicated grief
- Fetal alcohol syndrome Fetal alcohol syndrome: The sum total of the damage done to the child before birth as a result of the mother…
- Vertebra, slipped See: Spondylolisthesis
- Hughlings Jackson See: Hughlings Jackson, John
- Gastroenterologic disease Any disease of the digestive system. Gastroenterologic disorders include Barrett's esophagus, bile duct…
- Tomography, computerized See: Computerized tomography
- Iris, speckled Due to little white (or lightly colored) spots that are slightly elevated on the surface of the iris. These…
- Physics, health The science of human health and radiation exposure. Health physics, also called medical physics, is devoted…
- Tibial bowing Improper growth of the tibia in the leg, causing bowlegs or other leg problems. The tibia may bow anteriorly…
- Ethmoid 1. As an adjective: spongy or sievelike. From the Greek ethmos, sieve + eidos, resemblance = like a sieve. 2…
- CEPT Cholesterol ester transfer protein