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Enanthem
A rash inside the body. An example: the spots in measles (Koplik's spots) inside the mouth that look like a tiny grains of white sand surrounded by a red ring. By contrast, a rash on the outside of the body is called an exanthem. A patient…
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- YAC YAC stands for yeast artificial chromosome, a vector (carrier) created and used in the laboratory to clone…
- Preemie Short slang for a premature baby. A preterm infant. Also spelled premie.
- Medicaid State programs of public assistance to persons regardless of age whose income and resources are insufficient…
- Immunoglobulin E Abbreviated IgG. A major class of immunoglobulins found in the blood, including many of the most common…
- Disease, guinea worm See: Guinea worm disease
- Nitrogen Element number 7, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is biologically important. Nitrogen is a…
- Amblyopia Amblyopia: Partial or complete loss of vision in one eye caused by conditions that affect the normal…
- Menstrual Pertaining to menstruation (the menses), as in last menstrual period, menstrual cramps, menstrual cycle, and…
- Founder effect The positive effect on gene frequency when a population (a colony) has only a small number of original…
- Postcoital contraception See: Emergency contraception
- Mold A very large group of microscopic fungi that live on plant or animal matter. Most are filamentous organisms…