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Brain tumor
El ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Brain tumor Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Brain tumor Brain tumor: A benign or malignant growth in the…
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Show more- Behavior center, moral An area of the brain in what is known as the prefrontal cortex. Children who suffer damage before 16 months…
- Nickel A silver-white metallic element. Long-term exposure to nickel, such as from jewelry, can cause a form of…
- Erythema multiforme See: Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- Tumor An abnormal mass of tissue. Tumors are a classic sign of inflammation, and can be benign or malignant…
- Nephritis Inflammation of the kidney. Nephritis can be acute or chronic. Acute nephritis is most commonly caused by…
- Hyponatremia An abnormally low concentration of sodium in the blood. Too little sodium can cause cells to malfunction, and…
- Cortical Having to do with the cortex, the outer portion of an organ. The outer portion of the adrenal gland is called…
- Dizygotic twin A twins who have shared a common uterine environment with its twin but is due to a different fertilized ovum…
- Trench fever Fever: A disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in the trenches of World War I, when it is…
- Back pain, low Back pain, low: Pain in the lower back area that can relate to problems with the lumbar spine, the discs…
- Seventh cranial nerve paralysis Known as Bell's palsy, this is paralysis of the facial nerve, the nerve that supplies the facial muscles on…
- Yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan An anticancer drug that is a combination of the radioisotope yttrium-90 and a monoclonal antibody, a produced…