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Congenital vaccinia
Infection of the fetus in the last trimester of pregnancy due to bloodborne dissemination of the vaccinia virus in the pregnant woman after she has received a smallpox vaccination. The affected infant is often premature. The skin lesions…
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- Antiseptic Something that discourages the growth microorganisms. By contrast, aseptic refers to the absence of…
- Dermicidin A potent anti-infective agent that is a natural component of sweat. The first antimicrobial agent found that…
- Gland, thyroid See: Thyroid gland
- Retinoblastoma Retinoblastoma: A malignant eye tumor in children, usually under age 5, that arises in cells in the…
- Repetitive DNA DNA sequences that are repeated in the genome. These sequences do not code for protein. One class termed…
- Mapping Charting the location of genes on chromosomes.
- Alexia A neurological disorder characterized by loss of the ability to read or understand the written word. Alexia…
- Bone cancer Bone cancer: A malignancy in bone. Primary bone cancer, one that begins in bone, is uncommon but it is not…
- Child Health and . . . (NICHD) National Institute of (NICHD): One of the US National Institutes of Health, NICHD is in a sense the NIH for…
- Therapeutics In medicine, the branch that deals specifically with the treatment of disease and the art and science of…
- Moraxella kingae See: Kingella kingae