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Immunization, hepatitis A
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- Passage, nasal The walls of the nasal passages are coated with respiratory mucous membranes which contain innumerable tiny…
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- Calf The belly or fleshy hind part of the leg below the knee. The calf is made up mainly of the gastrocnemius…
- Cigarette A small roll of finely cut tobacco enclosed in a wrapper of thin paper designed for smoking. 'Cigarettes are…
- Skeletal Pertaining to the skeleton, the bones of the body which collectively provide the framework for the body
- Acute membranous gingivitis This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Laxative Something that loosens the bowels. Used to combat constipation (and sometimes overused, producing diarrhea)…
- Shin spot A light brown or reddish oval or round scaly patch on the skin of the shin. Shin spots can be due to…
- Talipes Clubfoot. The Latin word talipes was compounded from talus (ankle) + pes (foot) since, with the common…