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Minimal change disease
The most common form of the nephrotic syndrome, a kidney disorder that affects the structures called glomeruli which contain small capillaries surrounded by membranes through which the blood is filtered to form urine. Called minimal change…
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- Hygiene hypothesis A hypothesis that states that exposure to allergens in the environment early in life reduces the risk of…
- Selenium poisoning Poisoning from selenium, a naturally occurring substance that is toxic at high concentrations but is also a…
- Macrophage A type of white blood that ingests (takes in) foreign material. Macrophages are key players in the immune…
- Subluxation of the radial head See: Nursemaid's elbow
- Tandem MS Abbreviation for tandem mass spectrometry. See: Tandem mass spectrometry
- Choana (Plural: choanae) The passageway from the back of one side of the nose to the throat. There are two choanae…
- Phenylketonuria Phenylketonuria: The inherited inability to metabolize (process) the essential amino acid phenylalanine due…
- Isoleucine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A dietary essential amino acid, isoleucine is needed…
- Heebie-jeebies Extreme nervousness. A term coined by the America cartoonist Billy DeBeck (1890-1942) in his comic strip…
- IL-2 Interleukin-2
- Gluteal Pertaining to the buttock region formed by the gluteal muscles (the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and…