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Allergy, cow milk
Allergy, cow milk: Casein and whey are the two major proteins of human milk and most milk-based formulas. Some (less than 8% of) infants have a true allergy to the cow proteins that are in milk-based formulas. Infants with true cow milk…
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- Viral hemorrhagic fever Viral hepatitis is liver inflammation caused by viruses. Specific hepatitis viruses have been labeled A, B…
- Masklike face An expressionless face with little or no sense of animation, a face more like a mask than a real face. A…
- Dropsy An old term for the swelling of soft tissues due to the accumulation of excess water. In years gone by, a…
- Octalox Trade name of the insecticide dieldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Chromosome inversion A basic type of chromosome rearrangement. A segment that does not include the centromere (and so is…
- Pharyngitis Inflammation of the pharynx (the hollow tube in the back of the throat about 5 inches long that starts behind…
- Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) A serious disease characterized by inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels (vasculitis). The vessels…
- JC virus (JCV) A virus that commonly causes infections of no consequence in children with a normal immune system but…
- Ethmoid bone An irregularly shaped, spongy bone that provides the floor of the front part of the skull and the roof of the…
- Immunity, innate See: Innate immunity
- Aortic dissection Aortic dissection: A progressive tear in the aorta. The inner lining (intima) of the aorta tears and blood…