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  • What Is Polyuria? for Kids


    Someone who has uncontrolled diabetes may pee a lot. Polyuria is the medical word for this.

  • What Is a Glycosylated Hemoglobin Test (Hemoglobin A1c)? for Kids


    This blood test can tell someone with diabetes if his or her diabetes is under control or out of control.

  • What Is Retinopathy? for Kids


    Retinopathy is the medical word for disease of the retina.

  • What's Tinnitus? for Kids


    Ring, ring, ring! It's not the phone — it's the word for a ringing sound in the ears.

  • What Is Neuropathy? for Kids


    Neuropathy is the medical word for disease of the nervous system.

  • What's Dehydration? for Kids


    Don't sweat this long word!

  • What Is Surgery? for Kids


    Surgery, also called an operation, is when doctors fix something inside the body to make the person feel better.

  • What Are Ketones? for Kids


    When fat is broken down, chemicals called ketones are made.

  • What's a Tympanogram? for Kids


    Tympanic membrane is the fancy name for eardrum, so when a doctor wants to find out how your eardrum is working, they may get a tympanogram.

  • What's a Virus? for Kids


    Viruses are a type of germ. They're very tiny, and when they get inside your body, they can make you sick.

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