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Pediatrics
'Pediatrics is concerned with the health of infants, children and adolescents, their growth and development, and their opportunity to achieve full potential as adults.' (Richard E.Behrman in Nelson's Textbook of Pediatrics) Pediatrics…
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Show more- ND An extinct subspecies of Homo sapiens who lived in Europe and the area around the Mediterranean from 100,000…
- Herpetiform virus A virus with the characteristic shape and behavior of a virus in the herpes family. Not all members of the…
- Androphobia An abnormal and persistent fear of men. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they may realize they face…
- Perichondrium A dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps (invests) all cartilage, except the…
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type VIII DiFerrante syndrome, due to deficiency of the enzyme glucosamine-6-sulfate. See also Mucopolysaccharidosis.
- Epispadias Congenital (at birth) malformation in which the opening of the urethra (from whence comes the urinary stream)…
- Scleredema adultorum A misleading term since scleredema can also occur in children. See: Scleredema
- Molecule The smallest unit of a substance that can exist alone and retain the character of that substance.
- Immunization, children's >Hepatitis B >Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis >Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB) >Poliovirus >Measles…
- CIC Completely-in-the-canal (the ear canal). See: Completely-in-the-canal hearing aid. See also: Hearing aid
- Score, Gleason A grading system for prostate carcinoma. See Gleason score
- Medulla oblongata The base of the brain, which is formed by the enlarged top of the spinal cord. This part of the brain…