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Neck pain
Neck pain: Neck pain is the sensation of discomfort in the neck area. Neck pain can result from disorders of any of the structures in the neck, including the cervical vertebrae and intervertebral discs, nerves, muscles, blood vessels…
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Show more- XX male syndrome A syndrome characterized by the presence of an XX sex chromosome complement in an individual with male…
- Palliate To treat partially and incompletely. To palliate a diseases is to treat it partially but not cure it…
- AFO (ankle-foot orthosis) Ankle-foot orthosis
- RX Medical abbreviation for treatment
- Duane syndrome See: Okihiro syndrome.
- Carditis Inflammation of the heart
- Fever, chikungunya See: Chikungunya
- Adrenal failure A condition in which the adrenal glands do not produce enough of the adrenal hormones that control important…
- Embryonic hemoglobin Hemoglobin E, the normal embryonic hemoglobin, the main type of hemoglobin found in the human embryo. The E…
- Hernia, Velpeau Hernia, Velpeau: A Velpeau hernia is a femoral hernia in front of the femoral blood vessels in the groin. (A…
- Nervous system, parasympathetic A part of the nervous system that slows the heart rate, increases intestinal and gland activity, and relaxes…
- Nurse 1) A person trained, licensed, or skilled in nursing. 2) To feed an infant at the breast