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Diabetic eye disease
1. A disease of the small blood vessels of the retina of the eye in people with diabetes. The vessels swell and leak liquid into the retina, blurring the vision and sometimes leading to blindness. Also called diabetic retinopathy. 2. Any…
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- Migraine, menstrual See: Menstrual migraine
- Cradle cam See: Kiddie cam
- Photic sneeze reflex A disorder, also known as the achoo syndrome, characterized by nearly uncontrollable paroxysms of sneezing…
- Therapeutics In medicine, the branch that deals specifically with the treatment of disease and the art and science of…
- Gorlin-Goltz syndrome See: Gorlin syndrome
- Cancer survivor Someone who has received the diagnosis of a potentially fatal form of cancer and is therefore forced to face…
- Hyperhidrosis, axillary See: Axillary hyperhidrosis
- Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve syndrome See: Meralgia paresthetica
- Frontal lobe The part of each hemisphere of the brain located behind the forehead that serves to regulate and mediate the…
- Activase Brand name of alteplase, a tissue plasminogen activator made by recombinant DNA technology. See: Tissue…
- Muscles, abdominal A large group of muscles in the front of the abdomen that assists in the regular breathing movement and…