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Fat
1 Along with proteins and carbohydrates, one of the three nutrients used as energy sources by the body. The energy produced by fats is 9 calories per gram. Proteins and carbohydrates each provide 4 calories per gram. 2 Total fat; the sum…
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- Overgrowth syndrome One in a group of disorders resulting in overgrowth, as evidenced by unusually large size at birth, excessive…
- Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) A type of bacterium that comes in pairs and is shaped like a lancet (a surgical knife with a short wide…
- Syndrome, congenital central hypoventilation See: Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
- Ricketts, Howard T. American pathologist and pioneering infectious disease expert (1871-1910) who was the first to establish the…
- Entomology The scientific study of insects. The application of entomology to medicine is termed medical entomology. See…
- Osler's nodes These are small (the size of split peas), tender, transient nodules in the pads of fingers and toes and the…
- Intraocular In the eye. The intraocular pressure is the pressure within the eye
- Radiolucent Anything that permits the penetration and passage of X-rays or other forms of radiation. Radiolucent is as…
- Colinearity 1. In general, the arrangement of one sequence in the same linear order as another sequence.2. In…
- Antisocial personality disorder Antisocial personality disorder: A pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others…
- Tacrolimus Tacrolimus: A drug that suppresses the immune system and prevents transplant rejection. The drug acts by…