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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A condition or trait present at birth. It may be the result of genetic or non-genetic factors.
Industry:Health care
Inherited; having to do with information that is passed from parents to offspring through genes in sperm and egg cells.
Industry:Health care
The science of health, and the practice of cleanliness that promotes good health and well-being.
Industry:Health care
A health professional trained to care for people who are ill or disabled.
Industry:Health care
The study of a sample of DNA to look for mutations (changes) that may increase risk of disease or affect the way a person responds to treatment.
Industry:Health care
A higher than normal level of activity. Hyperactivity can be used to describe the increased action of a body function, such as hormone production, or behavior. A person who is hyperactive may seem to be always moving or fidgeting, impulsive, unable to concentrate, and talking too much.
Industry:Health care
The tissues and organs that produce, store, and carry white blood cells that fight infections and other diseases. This system includes the bone marrow, spleen, thymus, lymph nodes, and lymphatic vessels (a network of thin tubes that carry lymph and white blood cells). Lymphatic vessels branch, like blood vessels, into all the tissues of the body.
Industry:Health care
A mental disorder in which a person has an extreme fear and distrust of others. A paranoid person may have delusions that people are trying to harm him or her.
Industry:Health care
A thin tube that carries lymph (lymphatic fluid) and white blood cells through the lymphatic system. Also called lymph vessel.
Industry:Health care
The process by which a single parent cell divides to make two new daughter cells. Each daughter cell receives a complete set of chromosomes from the parent cell. This process allows the body to grow and replace cells.
Industry:Health care
