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Infantile paralysis (polio)
Infantile paralysis is an old synonym for poliomyelitis, an acute and sometimes devastating viral disease. Man is the only natural host for poliovirus. The virus enters the mouth and multiplies in lymphoid tissues in the pharynx and…
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Show more- CCD (Central core disease of muscle) One of the conditions that produces 'floppy baby' syndrome. CCD causes hypotonia (floppiness) in the newborn…
- Reflex, patellar See: Knee jerk
- Adapter protein A protein acts as a connecting molecule. An adapter protein is critical to intermolecular interactions and…
- Oocyte A female germ cell in the process of development. The oocyte is produced in the ovary by an ancestral cell…
- Anti-infective Something capable of acting against infection, by inhibiting the spread of an infectious agent or by killing…
- Papuliferous 1. Having papules. 2. Having pimples. Simply pimply. From papule, pimple + the Latin fero, to bear. Also…
- Antidepressant >citalopram (Celexa, Cipramil) >escitalopram oxalate (Cipralex, Lexapro) >fluvoxamine maleate (Luvox)…
- Aerosolization The production of an aerosol -- a fine mist or spray containing minute particles. See: Aerosol
- Anatomy, gross Better known among medical students simply as 'gross', gross anatomy is the study of the form of structures…
- General Clinical Research Center (Abbreviated GCRC). See: Clinical Research Center
- Transjugular, intrahepatic, portosystemic shunt S): A shunt (tube) placed between the portal vein which carries blood from the intestines to the liver and…
- Complications, postoperative Postoperative problems affecting patients after surgery. Postoperative complications may (or may not) be…