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Walker, baby
A device that allows a baby to move about in a half-seated, half-upright position. A 'walker' may paradoxically delay a baby in development. The baby using a walker tends to be slow in reaching motor milestones such as sitting up…
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- Carotene, beta An antioxidant, a substance that protects cells against oxidation damage which, it is thought, can lead to…
- Developmental disorder One of several disorders that interrupt normal development in childhood. They may affect a single area of…
- Irradiation The use of high-energy radiation from x-rays, gamma rays, neutrons, and other sources to kill cancer cells…
- Quinquagenarian Someone in his or her fifties. See also: Age by decade
- Liposarcoma A malignant tumor that arises in fat cells in deep soft tissue, such as that inside the thigh. Most frequent…
- Parasitosis Infestation or infection with parasites. See also: Delusional parasitosis
- Pharyngitis Inflammation of the pharynx (the hollow tube in the back of the throat about 5 inches long that starts behind…
- Guanine One of the four bases in DNA that make up the letters ATGC. Guanine is the 'G'. The others are adenine…
- Low blood sugar A low blood level of the sugar glucose. Also called hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia is only significant when it is…
- Crohn enterocolitis See: Crohn disease
- Scan, DXA See: DXA