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Carbohydrates
Mainly sugars and starches, together constituting one of the three principal types of nutrients used as energy sources (calories) by the body. Carbohydrates can also be defined chemically as neutral compounds of carbon, hydrogen and…
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- Megakaryocyte A giant cell in the bone marrow that is the ancestor of blood platelets.
- Queensland tick typhus One of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere. Queensland tick typhus is similar to…
- Sensipar Trade name for cinacalcet, a drug that acts as a calcimimetic. For more information, see: Calcimimetic
- Hypothalamic hamartoma A benign tumor of the hypothalamus, the area of the brain that controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst…
- Fever, dengue hemorrhagic (DHF) A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…
- Test, Brazelton A widely used test of the newborn baby as to their neurologic status and developmental progress. The…
- Duodenal biliary drainage Duodenal biliary drainage: A procedure used to diagnose gallstones when suspicion is high but other tests are…
- Syndrome, Cushing The constellation of symptoms and signs caused by an excess of cortisol hormone. Cushing syndrome is an…
- Tuberculosis, genetic susceptibility to Genes that make someone susceptible to developing tuberculosis (TB) when exposed to the bacterium…
- Bartonella quintana Also called Rochalimaea quintana, this microorganism is an unusual rickettsia that can multiply within the…
- Labor support professional See: Doula (the first meaning)