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The response within 10 to 15 min to an antigen injected into the skin. The injected skin elevates and blanches, and becomes surrounded by a red rim of inflamed tissue.  

An autosomal dominant syndrome characterized by short stature and dental anomalies, nail dystrophy, and polydactyly. Some geneticists consider it a variant of Ellis-van Creveld syndrome.  

A graph for use in evaluating growth and development in children aged 5 to 18 years.  

A form of bath given by wrapping a patient in hot or cold wet sheets, covered with a blanket, used in the distant past especially to reduce fever.  

The production of milk in response to repeated stimulation of the nipples in unpregnant women who have previously been pregnant.  

A woman who breastfeeds another’s child.  

In traditional medicine, a cupping glass that is placed on the skin after the skin injured. It is purported to draw toxins from the body.  

An increased amount of cerebrospinal fluid with edema of the meninges; may be associated with alcoholism. Part of the central nervous system contained in the cranium; largest and most complex nerve tissue and controls sensation, muscles, gland activity, and the power to think and feel emotions.  

A self-administered assessment test of hip or knee pain, disability, and joint stiffness in osteoarthritis patients.  

An area in the dominant hemisphere of the brain that recalls, recognizes, and interprets words and other sounds in the process of using language.