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In infants a postural reflex, which is characterized by limb extension to the side to which the head is turned and limb flexion in the opposite direction. The ipsilateral extension and contralateral flexion of the supine infant’s extremities when the head is turned to one side. This normal newborn reflex may not be evident immediately…

A method of breaking habits by presenting the controlling stimulus in gradually increasing intensities.  

A condition characterized by a dimness of vision. Vision impairment resulting from the excessive use of tobacco. This condition is caused by nicotine poisoning, which interferes with the body’s ability to absorb and utilize vitamin B. Fortunately, it is now feasible to treat this type of vision loss through injections of vitamin B12. Smoking large…

Tobacco substitutes added to cigarettes during their manufacture to enhance flavor or to facilitate processes.  

A plant, Nicotiana tabacum, consisting of cellulose, starches, proteins, sugars, alkaloids, hydrocarbons, phenols, fatty acids, isoprenoids, sterols, and a number of inorganic minerals, also found in many other plants. However, also contains nicotine, nomicotine, myosmine, and anabasine not found in other plants. The dried leaves of the plant Nicotiana tabacum or related species, used in…

Amendment to the Social Security Act authorizing Medicaid. The title of the Social Security Act which contains the principal legislative authority for the Medicaid program, and therefore a common name for the program.  

Amendment to the Social Security Act authorizing Medicare. The title of the Social Security Act which contains the principal legislative authority for the Medicare program, and therefore a common name for the program.  

Level or amount. Concentration of a solution; in bacteriology, measurement of the number of organisms (bacterial titer) or viruses (viral titer) present, or the level of an antibody in the blood (antibody titer). A standardized measurement of the concentration of a substance in a solution; often used to measure the presence of immune response to…

Body fluid that fills the spaces between the cells. The aqueous substance found in the small spaces between cells in the body is referred to as tissue fluid. It is a part of the extracellular fluid, which consists of all bodily fluids located outside of cells, such as blood and lymph. Oxygen and nutrients need…

A fungus infection causing irritation to the skin of the genital area. A fungal infection of the groin area, especially in hot climates. A fungus skin disease of surfaces of contact in the scrotal, crural, anal, and genital areas. Also called “jock itch.” Ringworm that affects the groin area, including around the anus and vagina,…