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Hepatitis A immunization
When immediate protection against hepatitis A (infectious hepatitis) is needed, immunoglobulins are used. Protection is effective only if given within 2 weeks of exposure and lasts but 2-4 months. Immunoglobulins can be used to protect…
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- Phosphorus An essential element in the diet and a major component of bone. Phosphorus is also found in the blood…
- Cough suppressant A drug used to control coughing, particularly with a dry, nagging, unproductive cough
- Karyotyping The preparation, analysis, and interpretation of a karyotype
- Acute phase protein See: Acute-phase protein
- Bowel sounds The gurgling, rumbling, or growling noises from the abdomen caused by the muscular contractions of…
- Hair-on-end skull Thin fine linear extensions radiating out from the skull that look on an X-ray like hair standing 'on-end'…
- Cubital tunnel syndrome A form of mononeuropathy due to compression or other injury of the ulnar nerve at the elbow. Symptoms of the…
- Thyroidectomy The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland. NTER> Subtotal thyroidectomy, the more commonly…
- Omentectomy Surgery to remove part or all of the omentum, a fold of the peritoneum (the thin tissue lining the abdomen)…
- Eczema vaccinatum A common concern with smallpox vaccination involving the implantation of the vaccinia virus from the…
- Cleidocranial dysplasia Cleidocranial dysplasia: A genetic (inherited) disorder of bone development characterized by: > >Absent or…