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Syndrome, battered child
A disease in which children are physically abused. The battered child syndrome is a form of child abuse. Not until the 19th century were children granted the same legal status as domesticated animals in regard to protection against cruelty…
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Show more- Neoplastic Pertaining to a neoplasm or neoplasia. See those terms for more information.
- AST 1. Aspartate aminotransferase, an enzyme normally present in liver and heart cells. AST is released into…
- Palpable Something that can be felt or touched. For example, a palpable tumor is one that can be felt. From the Latin…
- Adult respiratory distress syndrome Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
- MSTN The gene for myostatin
- Anat. The abbreviation for anatomy, the study of form. Gross anatomy involves structures that can be seen with the…
- International normalized ratio An international unit (IU) is an internationally accepted amount of a substance. This type of measure is used…
- Liver biopsy Liver biopsy: A procedure in which a small sample of the liver is removed for the diagnosis of abnormal liver…
- Hypertrophic Exhibiting hypertrophy (enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or part of the body due to increased size of…
- Chapped lips >Do not lick or bite the lips. >Use a chapstick or lipstick on the lips before going outside. Reapply it…
- Ethylene glycol poisoning Poisoning from ethylene glycol (a clear, colorless, odorless liquid with a sweet taste) that can produce…
- Launois-Bensaude syndrome A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…