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Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.
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folic acid deficiency
Health care; Diseases
A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of folic acid in the diet. Many plant and animal tissues contain folic acid, abundant in green leafy vegetables, yeast, liver, and ...
magnesium deficiency
Health care; Diseases
A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of magnesium in the diet, characterized by anorexia, nausea, vomiting, lethargy, and weakness. Symptoms are paresthesias, muscle ...
protein deficiency
Health care; Diseases
A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of proteins in the diet, characterized by adaptive enzyme changes in the liver, increase in amino acid synthetases, and diminution ...
thiamine deficiency
Health care; Diseases
A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of thiamine in the diet, characterized by anorexia, irritability, and weight loss. Later, patients experience weakness, peripheral ...
vitamin A deficiency
Health care; Diseases
A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of vitamin A in the diet, characterized by night blindness and other ocular manifestations such as dryness of the conjunctiva and ...
vitamin B 12 deficiency
Health care; Diseases
A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of vitamin B 12 in the diet, characterized by megaloblastic anemia. Since vitamin B 12 is not present in plants, humans have ...
vitamin B 6 deficiency
Health care; Diseases
A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of vitamin B 6 in the diet, characterized by dermatitis, glossitis, cheilosis, and stomatitis. Marked deficiency causes ...
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