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- Antiparasitic Effective in the treatment of parasites. For example, nitazoxanide (Alinis) is an antiparasitic medication…
- Dual X-ray absorptometry See: DXA
- Vibrio A group of bacteria that includes Vibrio cholerae, the agent of cholera, (a devastating and sometimes lethal…
- Dip, wax A treatment for the symptoms of joint and muscle conditions, such as arthritis, that consists of melted…
- GJB2 A gene that provides instructions to make a protein called gap junction beta 2. Mutations in the GJB2 gene…
- Joint, temporomandibular Joint that hinges the lower jaw (mandible) to the skull. Abbreviated TMJ or TM joint.
- Breech The buttocks
- Leaded gasoline See: Tetraethyl lead
- Hypothyroidism, infantile Hypothyroidism (subnormal activity of the thyroid gland) that starts after birth and is manifest by features…