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See: Restless leg syndrome
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Show more- Alembic A type of still, an apparatus used in the process of distillation. Alembics were employed in chemistry and…
- Ophthalmologist An eye doctor. A physician practicing ophthalmology. An ophthalmologist is an M.D.
- H. flu Haemophilus influenzae type B
- Postphlebitic syndrome See: Post-thrombotic syndrome
- CT scan CT scan: Computerized tomography scan. Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that…
- Atlas and axis joint The joint between the atlas and axis bones. The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra which is just…
- Cardiac muscle A type of muscle with unique features only found in the heart. The cardiac muscle is the muscle of the heart…
- LFCN Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. See also: Meralgia paresthetica
- Periodic breathing Clusters of breaths separated by intervals of apnea (no breathing) or near-apnea. As opposed to normal…
- Cranial nerve, twelfth See: Twelfth cranial nerve
- Monilia A yeast-like fungus now called Candida.
- Endothelium A layer of flat cells lining the closed internal spaces of the body such as the inside of blood vessels and…