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Shock, psychologic
Trauma due to psychological events, as in 'shell shock' (now known as post-traumatic stress disorder)
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- Organ failure The failure of an essential system in the body. Multiple organ failure is the failure of two or more systems…
- Dermatologist A doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of skin problems.
- Leishmania infection A parasitic disease, also called leishmaniasis, spread by the bite of sand flies infected with a protozoa…
- DES Diethylstilbestrol, the earliest synthetic (man-made) form of a hormone in the estrogen class. DES was once…
- Aortic regurgitation The return of blood from the aorta into the left ventricle of the heart due to aortic insufficiency…
- Jamais vu From the French, meaning 'never seen'. The illusion that the familiar does not seem familiar. The opposite of…
- Tear film The liquid layer bathing the cornea and conjunctiva. It creates a perfectly smooth liquid outer layer that…
- Yeast syndrome The yeast Candida has been thought to cause a syndrome with a number of nonspecific problems including…
- Neurofibromatosis A genetic disorder of the nervous system that primarily affects the development and growth of neural (nerve)…