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Migraine, ophthalmic
Migraine involving the eyes but without headache. Migraine, due to a spasm of blood vessels in the brain, usually causes a headache. Flashes of light may appear as jagged lines or 'heat waves' in one or both eyes and often last 10-20…
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- Chlamydia A type of bacteria one species of which causes an infection very similar to gonorrhea in the way that it is…
- Cytotoxic Toxic to cells, cell-toxic, cell-killing. Any agent or process that kills cells. Chemotherapy and…
- Cranial nerve V The fifth cranial nerve is the trigeminal nerve. The trigeminal nerve is quite complex. It functions both as…
- Birth defect Any defect present in a baby at birth, irrespective of whether the defect is caused by a genetic factor or by…
- Yeast diaper rash Rash: Infection in the diaper area caused by a yeast formerly called Monilia and now called Candida. These…
- Nerve, spinal One of the nerves that originates in the spinal cord. There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves. They consist of…
- Ecchymotic Characterized by ecchymosis.
- Fungi Plural of fungus
- Central nervous system, spongy degeneration of the Also called Canavan disease, this is a severe progressive fatal inherited (genetic) disorder of the central…
- Brain edema See: Cerebral edema
- ADCC (antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotox.) An immune response in which antibodies, by coating target cells, makes them vulnerable to attack by immune…