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Show more- Infection, rotavirus Rotavirus: A leading cause of severe winter diarrhea in young children. Each year, rotavirus (RV) causes an…
- Human papilloma virus See: Human papillomavirus
- SAMHSA The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, a part of the U.S. Public Health Service, that…
- Conditioning 1) Exercise and practice to build the body up for either improved normal performance, as in physical therapy…
- Intrahepatic Within the liver.
- Papillary renal cell carcinoma A type of kidney cancer that accounts for 15 to 20% of renal carcinomas. It occurs in both sporadic and…
- Fetal mortality rate The ratio of fetal deaths divided by the sum of the births (the live births + the fetal deaths) in that year…
- Fungi Plural of fungus
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type VII Sly syndrome, due to deficiency of the enzyme beta-glucuronidase. See also Mucopolysaccharidosis
- Potassium The major positive ion (cation) found inside of cells. The chemical notation for potassium is K+. The proper…
- Epinephrine A substance produced by the medulla (inside) of the adrenal gland. The name epinephrine was coined in 1898 by…
- Body surface area BSA. The total suface area of the human body. The BSA is used in many measurements in medicine, including the…