trachea
The trachea is the airway connecting the larynx to the bronchi, held open by rings of cartilage that keep it from collapsing.
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When the shaking appears matters far more than how bad it looks, because timing points to which part of the motor system is failing.
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A rare, genetic disorder that is present at birth and has two or more of the following symptoms: Wilms tumor (a type of kidney cancer); little or no iris (the colored part of the eye); defects in…
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The vitamins that dissolve in water and leave in urine, so the body holds only a small working supply of most of them.
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WHO is the United Nations agency responsible for coordinating international public health efforts, setting health standards, and responding to global disease threats.
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Wilms tumor is the most common kidney cancer in children, usually diagnosed before school age and often highly treatable.
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A registered nurse who has additional education and training in how to care for people who have a wound, an ostomy (surgery to create an opening in the abdomen for a new path for urine or stool), or…
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A brand name that never launched: the drug behind it survived, changed disease, and reached the market under another name.
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An asthma tablet that blocks the receptor for leukotrienes, chemicals released during an allergic reaction that tighten the airways.
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Zestril is the brand name for lisinopril, a medication that lowers blood pressure by blocking a hormone that narrows blood vessels.
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Zidovudine, known as AZT, was the first antiretroviral drug approved to treat HIV infection by blocking viral replication.
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A drug that is used to treat cutaneous T-cell lymphoma that does not get better, gets worse, or comes back during or after treatment with other drugs.
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