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Shots, allergy
Known medically as allergy desensitization or allergy immunotherapy, the injections are designed to stimulate the immune system with gradually increasing doses of the substances to which a person is allergic, the aim being to modify or…
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Show more- Zoll, Paul M. American cardiologist (1911-1999) and pioneer in the development of the cardiac monitor, pacemaker and…
- Gooseflesh A temporary local change in the skin when it becomes rougher due to erection of little muscles, as from cold…
- Jaundice, hemolytic Jaundice, hemolytic: Jaundice caused by destruction of red blood cells. This can be an inborn condition…
- WNL Within normal limits. A laboratory test result may for instance be WNL.
- Hypomagnesemia Too little magnesium. Magnesium deficiency can occur due to inadequate intake or impaired intestinal…
- Capitation In U.S. health services, capitation refers to a fixed 'per capita' amount that is paid to a hospital, clinic…
- Wax dip A treatment for the symptoms of joint and muscle conditions, such as arthritis, that consists of melted…
- Ventricular arrhythmias Abnormal rapid heart rhythms (arrhythmias) that originate in the lower chambers of the heart (the…
- Floppy baby syndrome A general medical reference to an abnormal condition of newborns and infants manifested by inadequate tone of…
- BSL-2 Biosafety level 2. A level of biosafety considered appropriate for agents that can cause human disease, but…
- Mitochondrial genome All of the genetic information contained in the chromosome of the mitochondrion, a structure located in the…
- DX Medical abbreviation for diagnosis. See: dx