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Ricker syndrome
A disease of infants and children that disturbs normal bone formation (ossification). Rickets is a failure to mineralize bone. This softens bone (producing osteomalacia) and permits marked bending and distortion of bones. Up through the…
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Show more- APC (immunology) Antigen-presenting cell, a cell that can 'present' antigen in a form that T cells can recognize it. Among the…
- Juvenile polyposis of stomach See: Juvenile polyposis
- Disease, Osgood-Schlatter Disease, Osgood-Schlatter: A condition involving inflammation and sometimes tearing of ligaments within the…
- Delivery, vertex In a vertex delivery, the top of the baby's head comes first. The vertex here refers to the top of the head…
- Reflex, patellar See: Knee jerk
- Lightheadedness A feeling you are 'going to faint.' Lightheadedness is medically distinct from dizziness, unsteadiness, and…
- Inguinal orchiectomy Surgery to remove the testicle, with the incision made through the groin.
- Night sweats Night sweats: Severe hot flashes which occur at night and result in a drenching sweat. Night sweats can have…
- Polyhydramnios Too much amniotic fluid.
- Immunology The study of all aspects of the immune system including its structure and function, disorders of the immune…
- Heel stick A procedure in which a newborn baby's heel is pricked and then a small amount of the blood is collected…
- Syndrome, Stevens-Johnson A genetic disorder also known as hyperexplexia in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction)…