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- Syndrome, Marfan See: Marfan syndrome
- Transverse fracture A fracture in which the break is across the bone, at a right angle to the long axis of the bone. NTER>
- Brazelton newborn test A widely used test of the newborn baby as to their neurologic status and developmental progress. The…
- Iatr- Prefix relating to a physician or medicine. An iatrogenic illness is one inadvertently caused by a physician…
- Giardia lamblia Giardia lamblia: A parasite responsible for a contagious form of diarrhea. The parasite is most commonly…
- Deafness, age-related See: Presbycusis
- Ethylene glycol poisoning Poisoning from ethylene glycol (a clear, colorless, odorless liquid with a sweet taste) that can produce…
- MRCP Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, an application of MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) to the…
- Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome A form of mucopolysaccharidosis with the clinical onset before age 3 that is characterized by an inability to…
- Discharge, nipple See: Breast discharge
- Casals-Ariet, Jordi (1911-2004) Spanish-born American physician and viral epidemiologist who discovered Lassa virus in 1969. Dr…