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Allergy, soy milk
Allergy, soy milk: Soy protein formulas contain no cow milk and are therefore reasonable alternatives for infants with true cow milk allergy. However, some infants have allergy to both cow milk and soy proteins. These infants require a…
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- Admitting physician The doctor responsible for admitting a patient to a hospital or other inpatient health facility
- Mesoderm One of the three primary germ cell layers -- the other two are the ectoderm and endoderm -- in the very early…
- Nocebo A negative placebo effect as, for example, when patients taking medications experience adverse side effects…
- Leukocoria A white pupillary reflex. When one shines a bright light on the pupil, it normally appears red. In…
- Corticosteroid Any of the steroid hormones made by the cortex (outer layer) of the adrenal gland. Cortisol is a…
- Anterograde amnesia See: Antegrade amnesia
- Fever, quintan Fever, quintan: Quintan means recurring every 5 days, the characteristic duration of trench fever. Quintan or…
- Black Death The Medieval black plague that ravaged Europe and killed a third of its population. It was due to the plague…
- Barrett esophagus See: Barrett's esophagus
- Cranial nerve, fifth The fifth cranial nerve is the trigeminal nerve. The trigeminal nerve is quite complex. It functions both as…
- Seizure, partial See: Partial seizure