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Urinary infection in children
See: Urinary tract infection in children
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- Spondylolysis The breaking down (dissolution) of a portion of a bony building block of the spine (a vertebra). The portion…
- Learning disability Learning disability: A childhood disorder characterized by difficulty with certain skills such as reading or…
- Long-term care facility A facility that provides rehabilitative, restorative, and/or ongoing skilled nursing care to patients or…
- Vena cava, inferior A large vein that receives blood from the lower extremities, pelvis and abdomen and empties it into the right…
- Compression fracture A fracture caused by compression, the act of pressing together. Compression fractures of the vertebrae are…
- Thyroid gland A gland that makes and stores hormones that help regulate the heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature…