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Cannonball pulse
See: Pulse, water hammer
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- Glossitis Inflammation of the tongue
- Spitz-Holter valve A pioneering one-way valve created by John Holter to treat hydrocephalus. In 1955 Mr. Holter, , a hydraulics…
- Colitis, pseudomembranous Severe inflammation of the inner lining of the colon due usually to the clostridium difficile (C.difficile)…
- IgE Immunoglobulin E, a class of immunoglobulins that includes the antibodies elicited by an allergic substance…
- Abse See: Abse, Dannie
- Lacrimation One of the main types of encephalitis caused by an arbovirus in the US. An arbovirus is a virus that is…
- Zinc deficiency dermatitis and diarrhea Diarrhea: Among the consequences of zinc deficiency, dermatitis (skin inflammation) and diarrhea are…
- Beta protein 1 Abbreviated and better known as BP1. See: BP1
- ETM2 A gene for essential tremor, uncontrollable shaking of the hands and head and sometimes other parts of the…
- Flu Short for influenza. The flu is caused by viruses that infect the respiratory tract which are divided into…