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What Is Neuropathy? for Kids
Neuropathy is the medical word for disease of the nervous system.
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What Is Gingivitis? for Kids
Got gums? Then you have to protect them against gingivitis, the word for gum disease.
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What's Tinnitus? for Kids
Ring, ring, ring! It's not the phone — it's the word for a ringing sound in the ears.
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What Is Cerumen? for Kids
This word means wax.
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What's a Blackhead? for Kids
People with acne may have different types of bumps on their skin.
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What's an Insulin Pump? for Kids
A person needs the hormone insulin so the body can function properly. If the body doesn't make enough insulin, one way to get it is through an insulin pump.
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What Are Genes? for Kids
Genes carry the information that determines the traits that are passed on to you from your parents.
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What Is Ketoacidosis? for Kids
Ketoacidosis is a condition that can happen to people with diabetes when the body uses fat instead of glucose for fuel.
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What's a Biopsy? for Kids
Sometimes, when doctors are not sure what's wrong with a part of your body, they might decide to do a test called a biopsy.
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What's a Urinalysis? for Kids
Here's why doctors sometimes have kids pee in a cup.