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Intravenous immunoglobulin
A sterile solution of concentrated antibodies extracted from healthy people that is given straight into a vein. It is used to treat disorders of the immune system, or to boost immune response to serious illness. Abbreviated IVIG or IGG…
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Show more- Stillbirth The tragic birth of a dead baby, the delivery of a fetus that has died before birth. There is no possibility…
- Exstrophy Eversion of a hollow organ at birth. An exstrophic bladder is one that is turned inside out like a rubber…
- PPS (post-polio syndrome) Post-polio syndrome: A constellation of symptoms and signs that appear from 20 to 40 years after the initial…
- Prostate cancer gene BRCA2 A gene that normally acts to restrain the growth of cells but which, when mutated, is responsible for a…
- Ossicle Any small bone, such as the tiny bones within the human ear
- Interstitial cystitis (IC) Disease that involves inflammation or irritation of the bladder wall. This inflammation can lead to scarring…
- Bornholm disease Bornholm disease is a temporary illness that is a result of virus infection. The disease features fever and…
- Show As a noun: 1. An appearance. 2. Short for bloody show
- Nucleus 1) In cell biology, the structure that houses the chromosomes. 2) In neuroanatomy, a group of nerve cells
- Intertrigo A superficial skin disorder involving any area of the body where opposing skin surfaces may touch and rub…
- Involuntary Done other than in accordance with the conscious will of the individual. The opposite of voluntary. The terms…
- Palsy Paralysis, generally partial, whereby a local body area is incapable of voluntary movement (motor function)…