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Disease, Norwalk
Disease due to Norwalk virus, not one but a family of small round viruses that are an important cause of viral gastroenteritis (viral inflammation of the stomach and intestines). Norwalk disease is a significant contributor to illness in…
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- Family history of colorectal cancer See: Colon cancer family history
- Herbicidal Capable of controlling or destroying plants, weeds, or grasses
- Bursitis, knee Inflammation of a bursa of the knee joint. A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface…
- Bursal Pertaining to a bursa
- Proteins, acute-phase See: Acute-phase protein
- A (adenine) In genetics, A stands for adenine, one member of the A-T (adenine-thymine) base pair in DNA. The other base…
- Prenatal care During pregnancy, women should receive regular health care from an obstetrician or midwife. Services needed…
- Tumor registry Recorded information about the status of patients with tumors. Although a registry was originally the place…
- Estimated date of confinement (EDC) The due date or estimated calendar date when a baby will be born
- Gynecologist A doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the female reproductive organs. The word 'gynecologist'…
- Cys-Cys Cystine