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Colic
Colic: An attack of crying and apparent abdominal pain in early infancy. This is a common condition, occurring in about 1 in every 10 babies. Colic is characterized by episodes of irritability, loud crying, and what appears to be abdominal…
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Show more- Pineocytoma An uncommon slow-growing tumor of the pineal gland. Symptoms include hydrocephalus, paralysis of upward gaze…
- Research, clinical A study of a treatment, procedure, or medication done in a medical setting. See also clinical research trials.
- Therapy, hormone replacement (HRT) The combination therapy of estrogen plus progestogen, termed hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Estrogen…
- Gene, transporter A gene that allows drugs to enter cells or, in some cases, acts to keep them out. Transporter genes may…
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) Fever (RMSF): An acute febrile (feverish) disease initially recognized in the Rocky Mountain states, caused…
- Kidney disease screening Screening (looking) for early kidney disease in people who are not already known to have it. Kidney disease…
- Bietti crystalline dystrophy A genetic eye disease that leads to progressive night blindness and visual field constriction and is…
- Cancer, cervix See: Cervical cancer
- Benign Not cancer. Not malignant. A benign tumor does not invade surrounding tissue or spread to other parts of the…
- Hemithorax Half of the thorax or, more simply, one side of the chest. The plural is hemithoraxes or hemithoraces. A…
- Gene, evolutionarily conserved A gene that has remained essentially unchanged throughout evolution. Conservation of a gene indicates that it…
- ADA (American Diabetes Association) The American Diabetes Association (ADA) provides the following introduction: 'The American Diabetes…