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Serving size
1. The portion of food used as a reference on the nutrition label of that food.2. The recommended portion of food to be eaten. The National Cancer Institute defines a serving as: > >One medium-sized fruit (such as apples, oranges, bananas…
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Show more- Anisometropia The condition in which the two eyes have an unequal refractive power. One eye may be myopic (nearsighted) and…
- Vomitus Matter from the stomach that has come up into and may be ejected beyond the mouth, due to the act of…
- Adult T-cell leukemia Abbreviated ATL. A malignancy of mature T lymphocytes (T cells) with its onset in adulthood caused by…
- Insemination The deposition of semen in the female reproductive tract. Under normal circumstances, the deposit is made…
- Vocal tremor Tremor: Trembling or shaking of one or more of the muscles of the larynx (the voice box), resulting in an…
- Colorectal surgeon A general surgeon who has had further training and is expert in the diagnosis and treatment of benign and…
- Therapy, cell Treatment with cells. A technology that relies on replacing diseased or dysfunctional cells with healthy…
- Vision, tubular See: Tubular vision; Tunnel vision
- Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs endothelial A common adult-onset form of corneal dystrophy with autosomal dominant inheritance. The disorder is caused by…
- Congenital deafness and retinitis pigmentosa (Also called Usher syndrome.) A genetic disorder characterized by hearing impairment and an eye disorder…
- Pleurodynia Also known as Bornholm disease, this is a temporary illness that is a result of virus infection. The disease…
- CAMP-dependent protein kinase See: Protein kinase A