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Syndrome, Tourette
Syndrome, Tourette: A tic disorder characterized by the presence of chronic vocal and motor tics, probably based on differences in or damage to the basal ganglia of the brain. Tourette syndrome usually emerges between the ages of 6 and 18…
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Show more- Pelvis The lower part of the abdomen located between the hip bones
- Body fat monitor See: Bioelectric impedance analysis
- Craniotomy A surgical operation in which an opening is made in the skull.
- Subluxation of the radial head See: Nursemaid's elbow
- Langerhans, islets of Best known as the insulin-producing tissue, the islets of Langerhans do more than that. They are groups of…
- Alpha-linolenic acid An essential fatty acid found in flaxseed oil, canola oil and walnuts. Abbreviated ALA
- Osler's nodes These are small (the size of split peas), tender, transient nodules in the pads of fingers and toes and the…
- Parasitemia The presence of a parasite in the blood. For example, malarial parasitemia. Parasitemia is analogous to…
- Reflux, esophageal A condition wherein stomach contents regurgitate or back up (reflux) into the esophagus (a long cylindrical…
- I (drug caution code) Abbreviation on a medication that indicates 'interaction' because the medication may interact adversely with…
- Human Genome Research Institute, National RI): One of the newest of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), NHGRI's mission in formal terms is to…
- Foramina The plural of foramen, a natural opening. As in the foramina of Luschka