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Immunization, DTaP
Like DPT, DTaP protects from diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. DTaP is the same as DTP, except that it contains only acellular pertussis vaccine which is thought to cause fewer of the minor reactions associated with…
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Show more- Osgood-Schlatter disease Osgood-Schlatter disease: A condition involving inflammation and sometimes tearing of ligaments within the…
- Chloroform A clear volatile liquid with a strong smell like ether, chloroform was once administered by inhalation to…
- Cutaneous papilloma A small tag of skin that may have a stalk (a peduncle). Cutaneous papillomas may appear on the skin almost…
- Abruption A sudden breaking off or away. Abruption of the placenta (abruptio placentae) is the premature separation of…
- Sensorineural deafness with XX gonadal dysgenesis See: Perrault syndrome.
- Physical map A person trained and certified by a state or accrediting body to design and implement physical therapy…
- Apophenia In psychology, the perception of connections and meaningfulness in unrelated things. Apophenia can be a…
- Heteromorphism Something different in form. Chromosome heteromorphisms are normal variations in the appearance of chromosomes
- Chlamydia A type of bacteria one species of which causes an infection very similar to gonorrhea in the way that it is…
- Mutation, hereditary Mutation, hereditary: A heritable change in the DNA of a gene or chromosome in a cell destined to become an…
- Test, pupil dilation An examination that enables an eye care professional to see more of the retina, the light-sensitive layer of…
- Sentinel lymph node The first lymph node ('gland') to receive lymphatic drainage from a tumor. Which lymph node is the sentinel…