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Serving size
1. The portion of food used as a reference on the nutrition label of that food.2. The recommended portion of food to be eaten. The National Cancer Institute defines a serving as: > >One medium-sized fruit (such as apples, oranges, bananas…
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Show more- Insemination, artificial A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the…
- Valga See: Valgus
- Neuroepithelial Having to do with tissue made up of sensory cells that serve in the reception of external stimuli…
- Antithyroid antibody An antibody directed against the thyroid gland, a gland which produces thyroid hormones (such as, for…
- Ribosomal RNA A molecular component of a ribosome, the cell's essential protein factory. Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) fabricates…
- Calor, dolor, rubor, and tumor Heat, pain, redness, and swelling. The four classical signs of inflammation, originally recorded by the Roman…
- Hypoglycemia unawareness Hypoglycemia unawareness: A complication of diabetes in which the patient is unaware of a deep drop in blood…
- Epicondylitis, lateral See: Tennis elbow
- Levite A member of an ancient caste of hereditary Jewish priests. Membership in the Levites is determined by…
- Infantilism, Brissaud's An eponym that is little used (in the USA) for hypothyroidism (subnormal activity of the thyroid gland) that…
- Complete blood count Complete blood count: A set values of the cellular (formed elements) of blood. These measurements are…
- Shigella Epidemic and opportunistic bacillary dysentery due to infection with the Shigella bacteria. Shigellosis…