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Sign, Babinski
A neurologic reflex that constitutes an important medical examination based upon what the big toe does when the sole of the foot is stroked. If the big toe goes up, that may well mean trouble. The Babinski sign is obtained by stimulating…
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Show more- Cutaneous Relating to the skin. As, for example, in cutaneous allodynia, a cutaneous papilloma, and cutaneous…
- Maple syrup urine disease Hereditary disease due to deficiency of an enzyme involved in amino acid metabolism, characterized by urine…
- Vertex The top of the head. In a vertex presentation, the top of the baby's head comes first at delivery. The word…
- Shinbone The larger of the two bones in the lower leg (the smaller one being the fibula). The shinbone is anatomically…
- Proteinuria Excess protein in the urine. Some protein is normal in the urine. Too much means protein is leaking through…
- Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome See: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
- NIDCR (National Institute of Dental Research) Al Research: One of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S., the NIDCR is for dental and other…
- Coumadin, teratogenicity of The anticoagulant ('blood- thinner') Coumadin is a known teratogen, an agent that can disturb the development…
- Cocci Pleural of coccus. Bacteria which are spherically shaped
- ICU Intensive Care Unit.
- RTT (Rett syndrome) See Rett syndrome
- Elastase 2 Neutrophil elastase, an enzyme in neutrophils that digests elastin. The gene ELA2 encoding elastase 2 is on…