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- Torture An act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person…
- Psychosis, ICU A disorder in which patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) or a similar hospital setting may experience…
- Antibody cross reactivity The ability of an antibody to react with similar antigenic sites on different proteins
- Agranulocytosis, infantile genetic Children born with this condition lack neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting…
- Sleep restriction therapy A type of therapy in which the number of hours of sleep are restricted. Sleep restriction therapy is used in…
- Cerebrohepatorenal syndrome A genetic disorder, which is also called the Zellweger syndrome, characterized by the reduction or absence of…
- Lip One of the two fleshy folds which surround the opening of the mouth. The upper lip is separated from the nose…