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Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
Elevation of the bilirubin level in the blood of the newborn, which results in yellowish staining of the skin and whites of the newborn's eyes (sclerae) by pigment of bile (bilirubin). In newborn babies a degree of jaundice is normal. It…
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Show more- Primary amenorrhea Absence of menstruation. Amenorrhea is conventionally divided into primary and secondary amenorrhea. With…
- Dihydrotestosterone A byproduct of the male hormone testosterone. Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is considered to be the essential…
- Anti CCP See: Citrulline antibody
- Virus, Marburg See: Negative-strand RNA virus.
- Catheter, central A catheter (a tube) that is passed through a vein to end up in the thoracic (chest) portion of the vena cava…
- Genome, Haemophilus influenzae See: H. flu genome
- Palindrome Pertaining to a palindrome. A DNA sequence that reads the same in both directions is a palindromic sequence.
- Myocarditis Myocarditis: Inflammation of the myocardium, the heart muscle. Myocarditis can be caused by a number of…
- Metatarsals Five cylindrical bones extending from the heel (the tarsus) to the toes. The metatarsals are numbered from…
- Internal cardiac defibrillator A device put within the body that is designed to recognize certain types of abnormal heart rhythms…
- Natural menopause Menopause: Natural menopause occurs when the ovaries naturally decrease their production of the sex hormones…
- Aplasia of the breast Breast: A rare condition wherein the normal growth of the breast or nipple never takes place. They are…