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Framingham Study
A landmark study begun in 1948 in which some 12,000 residents of the town of Framingham, Massachusetts were enrolled in a study designed to gather medical data and, more recently, DNA samples. The participants in the Framingham study came…
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Show more- Fear of horses An abnormal and persistent fear of horses. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety even when a horse…
- King's evil An old term for tuberculosis of the lymph nodes in the neck. Also known as scrofula
- Sarcoma, synovial See Synovial sarcoma
- Tympanometry A test that measures the function of the middle ear. Tympanometry works by varying the pressure within the…
- Major anxiety disorder >panic disorder; >obsessive-compulsive disorder; >PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder); >social phobia…
- XX male syndrome A syndrome characterized by the presence of an XX sex chromosome complement in an individual with male…
- Syndrome, Horner A complex of abnormal findings, namely sinking in of one eyeball, ipsilateral ptosis (drooping of the upper…
- Flu, Hong Kong See: Hong Kong flu
- Agita Heartburn, acid indigestion, an upset stomach or, by extension, a general feeling of upset. The word is…
- Device, assistive Any device that is designed, made, and/or adapted to assist a person to perform a particular task. For…
- True rib One of the first 7 pairs of ribs. A rib is said to be 'true' if it attaches to the sternum (the breast bone)…
- Residual Something left behind. With residual disease, the disease has not been eradicated