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Cymbalta
Brand name for duloxetine hydrochloride, a drug approved by the FDA to treat major depresssion in adults and to manage the pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, nerve damage in diabetes. The drug acts as a serotonin and…
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- Chronic daily headache See: Headache, chronic daily
- Elbow, tip of the The bony tip of the elbow is called the olecranon. It is formed by the near end of the ulna, one of the two…
- Case-fatality percentage See: Case-fatality proportion
- Retina The retina is the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light, and creates impulses that travel…
- Fever blister A small sore situated on the face or in the mouth that causes pain, burning, or itching before bursting and…
- Glaucoma, low tension See: Glaucoma, normal tension
- Syphilis, congenital The third stage of syphilis, in which the syphilis spirochetes infect the brain and other organs of the body…
- Skute barbata See: Scutellaria barbata
- Infantile hypothyroidism Hypothyroidism (subnormal activity of the thyroid gland) that starts after birth and is manifest by features…
- Siamese twin Twin: Identical (monozygotic) twins that did not separate fully from one another but are still partially…
- Diverticulitis, bleeding from Diverticular bleeding typically occurs intermittently over several days. Colonoscopy is usually performed to…