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Migraineur
A person who has migraine headache. Borrowed from the French
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Show more- Myasthenia gravis Prefix that denotes a relationship to fungus. From the Greek mykes, meaning fungus.
- Trochlear nerve The trochlear nerve controls the superior oblique muscle of the eye, one of the extraocular muscles, the…
- Nonocular type Stickler syndrome Stickler syndrome, type III. See: Stickler syndrome
- Body dysmorphic disorder Body dysmorphic disorder: A psychiatric disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation with imagined…
- Cidal Suffix indicating killing, as in bacteriocidal (capable of killing bacteria) and in suicidal (the killing of…
- Forceps, obstetrical An instrument designed as an aid in the vaginal delivery of a baby. Forceps may be used to ease delivery or…
- Retrospective study Behind the sternum (the breastbone).
- Cafe au lait spot A flat spot on the skin that is the color of coffee with milk (café au lait) in persons with light skin, or a…
- Prophylactic A preventive measure. The word comes from the Greek for 'an advance guard,' an apt term for a measure taken…
- Premature contraction See: Extrasystole
- Vertigo, benign paroxysmal positional (BPPV) A balance disorder that results in the sudden onset of dizziness, spinning, or vertigo when moving the head
- Adenitis Inflammation of a gland. From the aden-, gland + -itis, inflammation