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- Stickler syndrome, type III See: Stickler syndrome
- Scarlet fever Also called scarlatina, a disease caused by infection with group A streptococcal bacteria that occurs in a…
- Prescription drug A drug requiring a prescription, as opposed to an over-the-counter drug, which can be purchased without one…
- Makeup, permanent See: Permanent makeup
- DNA virus A virus in which the genetic material is DNA rather than RNA. The DNA may be either double- or…
- Dyspepsia Dyspepsia: Dyspepsia refers to a condition (disease) in which there are upper abdominal symptoms which may…
- Preclinical study A study to test a drug, procedure or other medical treatment in animals. The aim is to collect data in…
- HTR1A A gene on chromosome 5 that encodes a type of receptor for serotonin. See: 5-HT1A
- Subungual onychomycosis, proximal white The rarest form of fungus infection of the finger or toenail. (Fungus infection of the finger or toenail is…
- Tarantella A remarkable example of early music therapy that originated in the region of Taranto, a city in southeastern…
- Romano-Ward syndrome See: Long QT syndrome