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Rate, death
The number of deaths in the population divided by the average population (or the population at midyear) is the crude death rate. In 1994, for example, the crude death rate per 1,000 population was 8.8 in the United States, 7.1 in…
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Show more- Transmission, vertical Transmission of a disease-causing agent (a pathogen) vertically from mother directly to baby during the…
- Fibroblast A cell ubiquitous in connective tissue that makes and secretes collagen
- Segawa dystonia Dystonia: An important variant form of dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD). DRD typically begins in childhood or…
- Stem cell harvest The taking of stem cells for use in cancer or other treatment. Usually these cells are taken from the…
- ARMD Age-related macular degeneration (which may also be abbreviated as AMD)
- Pathobiology Pathology, with emphasis on the pathophysiological and pathogenetic mechanisms underlying human disease
- Blood blister A blister full of blood due to a pinch, bruise or repeated friction. A blister is medically termed a vesicle…
- Centimeter (cm) A unit of measure in the metric system which is 1/100'th of a meter. There are 2.54 centimeters (cms) in one…
- Radiotherapy The treatment of disease with ionizing radiation. Also called radiation therapy. In radiotherapy, high-energy…
- Infant vitamin requirements Vitamins are organic substances that are essential in minute quantities for the proper growth, maintenance…
- Itch, jellyfish An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…
- ALMS1 A gene on chromosome 2p13. Alstrom syndrome is caused by mutation of ALMS1