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Immunization, DT
DT (diphtheria and tetanus) vaccine does not protect from pertussis and is usually reserved for individuals who have had a significant adverse reaction to a DPT shot or who have a personal or family history of a seizure disorder or brain…
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Show more- Radiation, background See: Background radiation
- Magnesium excess Persons with impaired kidney function should be especially careful about their magnesium intake because they…
- Protein malnutrition Insufficient intake of nitrogen-containing food (protein) to maintain a nitrogen balance or nitrogen…
- Randomized clinical trial A clinical trial in which the participants are assigned randomly (by chance alone) to different treatments…
- Myotonic myopathy, proximal See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
- Disease, cystine transport Commonly known as cystinuria, this is an inherited (genetic) disorder of the transport of an amino acid (a…
- Mastectomy, simple Removal of one or both breasts, but not the lymph nodes
- Hypomnesia Abnormally poor memory of the past. As compared to hypermnesia and amnesia. From hypo- + the Greek mneme…
- GIFT A technique in which the male and female cells required to begin reproduction are injected into the fallopian…
- Bones of the leg, ankle and foot Are 62 lower extremity bones. They consist of 10 hip and leg, 14 ankle and 38 foot bones. > >The 10 hip and…
- Menstrual Pertaining to menstruation (the menses), as in last menstrual period, menstrual cramps, menstrual cycle, and…
- Syndrome, Launois-Bensaude A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…