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Deficiency, zinc
According to the National Academy of Sciences, the Recommended Dietary Allowances of zinc are 12 milligrams per day for women and 10 milligrams per day for men. Food sources of zinc include meat including liver, eggs, seafood, nuts and…
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- Elbow, golfer's The inner portion of the elbow is a bony prominence called the medial epicondyle. Tendons from the muscles…
- Dacryo- A combining form denoting tears, as in dacryocyst (tear sac) and dacryocystorhinostomy (surgery to open up a…
- German measles (historical note) In 1941 N. M. Gregg, an Australian ophthalmologist, recognized that infection of the mother with German…
- Necrobiosis lipoidica See: Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum
- Periosteoma A benign tumor arising from the periosteum, the dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that…
- Sperm function The capability of sperm to function -- to penetrate and fertilize the egg
- Motor neuron disease A group of neurological diseases characterized by steadily progressive deterioration of the motor neurons in…
- Medicine, forensic See: Forensic medicine
- Psyche 1. The mind.2. The spirit or soul.3. In psychiatry, the mind as the center of thought, emotion, and behavior…
- Ear tubes Ear tubes: Formally known as tympanostomy tubes, ear tubes are small plastic tubes inserted into the eardrum…