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Vernix caseosa
A white cheesy substance that covers and protects the skin of the fetus and is still all over the skin of a baby at birth. Vernix caseosa is composed of sebum (the oil of the skin) and cells that have sloughed off the fetus' skin. 'Vernix'…
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- Sweat A colorless transparent acidic fluid with a distinctive odor secreted by the small tubular sudoriferous…
- Ankyrin deficiency Known also as hereditary spherocytosis (HS), this is a genetic disorder of the red blood cell membrane…
- Arteritis, cranial A serious disease characterized by inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels (vasculitis). The vessels…
- Ophthalmia Inflammation of the eye. Also known as ophthalmitis
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- Ribosome An RNA molecule that can catalyze its own chemical reactions.
- Blood dyscrasia Blood disease
- Sanguine 1) Having a ruddy (reddish) complexion. 2) Cheerful, hopeful, confident, and optimistic; impulsive. The word…