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Pill splitting
See: Tablet splitting
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Show more- Gametic Pertaining to the gamete (the sperm or eggs)
- Migrainous neuralgia A distinctive syndrome of headaches, today better known as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- Expressivity The consistency of a genetic disease. For example, Marfan disease shows variable expressivity. Some persons…
- Headache, tension A headache caused by contracting of the muscles in the back of the neck, on the scalp, and sometimes in the…
- Adenosine triphosphate An important carrier of energy in cells in the body and a compound that is important in the synthesis (the…
- Aqueduct of Sylvius A canal that communicates between the third and fourth ventricles in a system of four communicating cavities…
- SCYA2 Small inducible cytokine A2. See: MPC1
- Toddler elbow See: Nursemaid's elbow
- Abuse, physical child Next to child neglect, physical abuse is the second most frequently reported form of child abuse, accounting…
- Corticosteroid Any of the steroid hormones made by the cortex (outer layer) of the adrenal gland. Cortisol is a…
- Skin abscess A common boil, a collection of pus beneath the skin, which may need to be surgically lanced to let it drain…
- Al-hijamah Arabic term for the practice of cupping. See: Cupping