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- H. flu Haemophilus influenzae type B
- Withdrawal symptoms Abnormal physical or psychological features that follow the abrupt discontinuation of a drug that has the…
- Siamese twin Twin: Identical (monozygotic) twins that did not separate fully from one another but are still partially…
- Galactosemia A genetic metabolic disease in which there is a defect in the body's ability to use the sugar galactose. In…
- Uterus, tipped A slight to dramatic placement of the uterus that orients it toward the back. A tipped uterus is common and…
- HNP Human neutrophil peptide
- A-T Ataxia-telangiectasia
- Agranulocytosis, infantile genetic Children born with this condition lack neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting…
- Critical incident stress management Cross-shaped. "Cruciate" comes from the Latin "crux" which means "cross". (That is the crux of this matter)…
- Hair-on-end skull Thin fine linear extensions radiating out from the skull that look on an X-ray like hair standing 'on-end'…