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Pyridoxine
One of the vitamin B6 group (which also includes pyridoxal and pyridoxamine) that is transformed in the body to pyridoxal phosphate, which functions as a coenzyme, a substance that enhances the action of an enzyme and thereby helps…
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- Conformal radiation therapy A procedure that uses computers to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to target the tumor…
- Muscle, abductor Any muscle used to pull a body part away from the midline of the body. For example, the abductor muscles of…
- Posture, static See: Static posture
- Proctitis Inflammation of the rectum. This may be due to a considerable number of causes, among them infectious agents…
- Mortality rate, neonatal The number of children dying under 28 days of age divided by the number of live births that year. The…
- Pneumococcal immunization Vaccination to help prevent infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae, also known as the pneumococcus bacterium…
- Carbuncles A skin abscess, a collection of pus that forms inside the body. Antibiotics are often not very helpful in…
- Hyperactivity A higher than normal level of activity. An organ can be described as hyperactive if it is more active than…
- Spina bifida occulta A bony defect in the vertebral column that causes a cleft in that column. The cleft remains covered by skin…
- Klippel-Feil deformity See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Acathisia See: Akathisia