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Infant protein requirements
Proteins contain different amino acids that are linked together. Proteins provide both calories and the amino acid building blocks that are necessary for proper growth. The protein in human milk provides between 10%-15% of an infant's…
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- Stress test, pharmacologic There are a diversity of pharmacologic stress tests. Here this refers specifically to a pharmacologic cardiac…
- Ear tag Common minor anomaly, a rudimentary tag of ear tissue, often containing a core cartilage, usually located…
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB Sanfilippo syndrome due to deficiency of the enzyme alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase. See also…
- Unicornuate Having one horn or being horn-shaped. The uterus is normally unicornuate
- Giant cell pneumonia Pneumonia: Also known as Hecht's pneumonia, this is a deadly but fortunately rare complication of measles. It…
- Granuloma, fish bowl Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called…
- Nominal aphasia See Anomia
- Spontaneous abortion A miscarriage, that is, any pregnancy that is not viable (the fetus cannot survive) or in which the fetus is…
- Labial herpes Herpes: A small sore situated on the face or in the mouth that causes pain, burning, or itching before…
- Alcohol poisoning A condition in which a toxic amount of alcohol (ethanol, ethyl alcohol) has been drunk, usually in a short…
- Neurogenic Starting with or having to do with the nerves or the nervous system