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Schizophrenia, childhood
Schizophrenia, childhood: The onset of schizophrenia before adulthood. This condition is very rare in young children, but occurs with more frequency in the teenage years. Autism was once known as childhood schizophrenia, but is a…
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Show more- Sputum The mucus and other matter brought up from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea that one may cough up and spit out…
- Retrospective diagnosis See: Retrodiagnosis
- Pelvic Having to do with the pelvis, the lower part of the abdomen, located between the hip bones
- Endemic typhus Murine typhus, an acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder…
- Vasoconstriction Narrowing of the blood vessels resulting from contracting of the muscular wall of the vessels. The opposite…
- Achondrogenesis A genetic disorder of bonwe resulting in short-limbed dwarfism. There are a number of different types of…
- Encephalitis, LaCrosse One of the main types of encephalitis caused by an arbovirus in the US. An arbovirus is a virus that is…
- EPO test A test of the hormone EPO (erythropoietin) in blood. The EPO level can indicate bone marrow disorders, kidney…
- Naegleria infection Naegleria infection: Infection from an ameba called Naegleria fowleri that is commonly found in the…
- Acute pain Pain that comes on quickly, can be severe, but lasts a relatively short time. As opposed to chronic pain
- Obstetrician/gynecologist An obstetrician is a physician who delivers babies and is in the practice of obstetrics while a gynecologist…
- Hox gene One of a subgroup of homeobox genes that are found in clusters on the genes of vertebrates. These are…