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Congenital
Present at birth. A condition that is congenital is one that is present at birth. There are numerous uses of 'congenital' in medicine. There are, for example, congenital abnormalities. (For more examples, see below.) Versus 'genetic': One…
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- Juvenile chronic myelogenous leukemia See: Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- Board certified Board certified in medicine means a physician has taken and passed a medical specialty examination. Board…
- Wormwood The essence of absinthe, an emerald-green liqueur flavored with extracts of the wormwood plant, licorice and…
- Adamantine In dentistry, relating to the enamel of the teeth. Adamantine comes from the Greek and Latin word adamas…
- DHF (dengue hemorrhagic fever) A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…
- Nerve growth factor Abbreviated NGF. A naturally occurring molecule in the body which stimulates the growth and differentiation…
- Trans- (prefix) From the Latin meaning 'across, over, or beyond.' Medical terms containing 'trans- ' as a prefix include…
- Q bands A form of chromosome band, one of the bright and dull fluorescent bands seen alternating along the length of…
- Schistosoma haematobium A species of trematode worm that parasitizes humans and causes urinary tract disease. See Schistosomiasis
- SRY Sex region Y, a region on the Y chromosome that determines the sex of the individual. SRY is necessary and…
- Feeding, breast See: Breastfeeding