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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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flu season
Health care; Diseases
A period of time where the number of people who have contracted the flu (or influenza) is higher than normal. Flu season is usually during the colder months of the year and last ...
instructions for use
Biotechnology; Biochemistry
"a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it" Essential Requirements - Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC - Annex I, 13.1: Each ...
description
Biotechnology; Biochemistry
description a statement presenting something in words, from verb describe
chronic heartburn
Health care; Diseases
Known as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a burning sensation that is usually centered around the middle of the chest near the sternum. Chronic heartburn is caused by the ...
malnutrition
Health care; Diseases
Poor nutrition because of an insufficient or poorly balanced diet or faulty digestion or utilization of foods.
Lyme disease
Health care; Diseases
A disease spread by deer ticks characterized at first by a skin rash, headache and fever, and later by arthritis and heart damage.
Meckel's diverticulum
Health care; Diseases
A sac that may form in the small intestine, present at birth.
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