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- Autoimmune thyroid disease Disease of the thyroid gland due to autoimmunity in which the patient's immune system attacks and damages…
- Disease, Crohn A chronic inflammatory disease primarily involving the small and large intestine but which can affect other…
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention >CDC facilities in the US in: > >Anchorage, Alaska >Atlanta >Cincinnati, Ohio >Fort Collins, Colorado…
- BPD Stands for Borderline Personality Disorder, a serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability…
- Breast milk Milk from the breast. Human milk contains a balance of nutrients that closely matches infant requirements for…
- Trichomonas A single-celled protozoan parasite best known in medicine because one species causes vaginitis (vaginal…
- Crocodile tears syndrome Spontaneous tearing in parallel with the normal salivation of eating. The crocodile tears syndrome occurs…
- Hyperthyroid Excess of thyroid hormone resulting from an overactive thyroid gland (or taking too much thyroid hormone)…
- Lecithinase See: Phospholipase