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- Vitamin D3 A vitamin produced by the body when exposed to ultraviolet light or obtained from dietary sources. Vitamin D3…
- Jaundice, neonatal Yellowish staining of the skin and whites of the newborn's eyes (sclerae) by pigment of bile (bilirubin). In…
- Pressure wound See: Pressure sore
- KUB film An X-ray showing the kidney, ureter, and bladder. This is in reality a plain abdominal X-ray and includes…
- Vulva The female external genital organs including the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, tiny glands called…
- Dissection, aortic See: Aortic dissection
- KHM Keratoderma hereditarium mutilans. See: Vohwinkel syndrome
- Diaper rash, yeast Rash, yeast: Infection in the diaper area caused by a yeast formerly called Monilia and now called Candida…
- Drug activity A measure of the physiological response a drug produces. A less active drug produces less response (and visa…
- Hemoptysis Spitting up blood or blood-tinged sputum. Pronounced he-MOP-tis-is. The word 'hemoptysis' comes from the…