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Overload, iron
Iron overload can damage the heart, liver, gonads and other organs. Iron overload is a particular risk for: > >People with certain genetic conditions such as hemochromatosis; and >People receiving repeated blood transfusions. According to…
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- Film, AP An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from front-to-back (anteroposterior). As opposed to a PA…
- Sutton law See: Sutton's law
- Enophthalmos Sunken eyeball.
- Nevus 1. Any birthmark.2. A benign pigmented spot on the skin such as a mole (a cluster of melanocytes and…
- Nodding syndrome A mysterious disease of children that causes seizures, growth retardation (stunted growth), mental…
- Estrogens Female hormones produced by the ovaries. Estrogen deficiency can lead to osteoporosis. Estrogen therapy…
- Lentigo A type of freckle that is a small tan, brown, or black spot which tends to be darker than the usual…
- Saline Relating to salt. As an adjective, 'saline' means 'salty, containing salt.' As a noun 'saline' is a salt…
- Anesthesiology The branch of medicine specializing in the use of drugs or other agents that cause insensibility to pain…
- Bednet Netting which is hung over the bed to keep out mosquitos and other insects. Bednets are an important form of…
- Osteogenesis imperfecta with blue sclerae See: Osteogenesis imperfecta type I.