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Butterbur
A waterside plant with purple flowers and large soft leaves in which pats of butter were once wrapped during hot weather in England. The rhizome (root) of butterbur has been used as an herbal remedy for fever, asthma, colds, and urinary…
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Show more- Corneal dystrophy, map-dot-fingerprint type A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows geographic map-like lines…
- HHV-7 Human herpesvirus 7
- AHD Abbreviation for alveolar hydatid disease; American Hospital Directory; and atherosclerotic heart disease
- Perception, auditory The ability to identify, interpret, and attach meaning to sound
- Luteinizing hormone A hormone released by the pituitary gland in response to luteinizing hormone- releasing hormone. Abbreviated…
- Twin One of two children produced in the same pregnancy and born during the same birth process. Twins can develop…
- Fat, brown See: Brown fat
- Anomalad, Klippel-Feil See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Rhabdomyosarcoma A malignant tumor that starts in muscle. Rhabdomyosarcoma is primarily a childhood tumor and occurs most…
- Transplant The grafting of a tissue from one place to another, just as in botany a bud from one plant might be grafted…
- Automated external defibrillator A device that automatically analyzes the heart rhythm and, if it detects a problem that may respond to an…
- Omphalocele A birth defect in which part of the intestine, covered only by a thin transparent membrane, protrudes outside…