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- Nutritionist 1) In a hospital or nursing home, a person who plans and/or formulates special meals for patients. It can…
- Congenital defect A birth defect.
- Ectodermal Pertaining to the ectoderm or to tissues derived from the ectoderm, one of the three primary germ cell layers…
- Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic See: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
- Gland 1. A group of cells that secrete a substance for use in the body. For example, the thyroid gland. 2. A group…
- Vision, blurred See: Blurred vision
- Karyotyping The preparation, analysis, and interpretation of a karyotype
- Hematocrit Hematocrit: The proportion of the blood that consists of packed red blood cells. The hematocrit is expressed…
- Dizziness, anxiety as a cause of One cause of dizziness is overbreathing (hyperventilation) due to anxiety. The overbreathing also causes…
- Disease, maple syrup urine See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis.
- SARS vaccine A vaccine to protect against severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The SARS epidemic surfaced early in…