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Pica
A craving for something not normally regarded as nutritive. For example, dirt. Pica is a classic clue to iron deficiency in children. It also occurs in zinc deficiency. Pica is also seen as a symptom in several neurobiological disorders…
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- Consultant An individual to whom one refers for expert advice or services. The use of consultants is common in medicine…
- Structural genomics The study of the proteome, the three-dimensional structures of thousands upon thousands of proteins, in fact…
- Integron A mobile DNA element that can capture and carry genes, particularly those responsible for antibiotic…
- Prostatitis, nonbacterial Prostatitis, nonbacterial: Inflammation of the prostate not due to bacterial infection. The prostate is a…
- Neuropathy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth See Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- Face, masklike A surgical procedure designed to make the face appear younger by pulling loose facial skin taut. With age or…
- Dupuytren contracture 1777-1835) The leading French surgeon of the early part of the 19th century. Dupuytren reported the condition…
- Vitamin B12 A vitamin important for the normal formation of red blood cells and the health of the nerve tissues…
- Social worker, clinical See: Licensed clinical social worker
- Hepatic encephalopathy Brain dysfunction directly due to liver dysfunction, most often recognized in advanced liver disease. Hepatic…
- Healthy food label A food that is low in fat and saturated fat and that contains limited amounts of cholesterol and sodium. If…